Niall

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  • in reply to: The Spike #721813
    Niall
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    After all this is done, I wouldn’t let SIAC (the main contractor’s) open a crisp bag!

    in reply to: The Spike #721792
    Niall
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    Good photos also in Frank McDonald’s excellent book ‘ The construction of Dublin’ of the also-rans. They were truly awful!

    in reply to: Dublin! #723640
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    Please can we call a halt? Let’s stick to the architecture and not personaliities and especially not politics…

    The guy who started this thread is a foreigner, what kind of an impression are we giving..?

    live let live and call a draw on this one.

    Happy weekend to all!

    in reply to: Spencer Dock #722729
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    any good pics/models of the new scheme?

    Thanks

    in reply to: Cork 2005 #723761
    Niall
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    yeah saw this about new terminal, very nice too!

    http://www.foundmark.com/AR/html/future/index.html

    At the rate things go up in this country it’ll not be ready by 2005!

    in reply to: The Spike #721763
    Niall
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    Bloody chancers more like, still don’t know what they were up to last week.

    in reply to: The Spike #721747
    Niall
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    Delayed again

    This is a great advert for the companies involved.
    What were they all doing during the good weather last week and who’s footing the bill?

    This is a right circus!

    in reply to: The Spike #721735
    Niall
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    why not just make it impossible to touch it.. problem solved. It’s going to be covered in grafitti and god knows what else after pubs close……….

    in reply to: The Spike #721712
    Niall
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    looks good.

    I still don’t know what precautions have been taken to stop vandalism.

    Does anyone know?

    If it is just left there I’d give it hours before the first name appears on it……..

    in reply to: The Spike #721676
    Niall
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    I liked the photo of all the guys standing around doing nothing, very impressive!

    in reply to: Infrastructural development in Ireland #723712
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    darn computer playing up

    in reply to: Infrastructural development in Ireland #723710
    Niall
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    yeah, but we need action not talking and stalling.

    We need fast-tracking and outside help with construction.

    We need bold and visionary leadership, apart from Brennan and Harney, the others are useless, including ‘yes’ man Ahern.

    We need action, projects finished on time and no more bloody papers, quangos, talking shops and nimbys!

    AND NO MORE EXCUSES!

    in reply to: Luas pylons #723461
    Niall
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    New update about Luas on Gabriel’s excellent website!!!

    http://www.allaboutbuses.com/1820c-lu3.html

    in reply to: The Spike #721654
    Niall
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    This is all turning into a bore…

    Can just see it now.. Tour guide to tourists..

    Yeah, got permission in 1998 by the Council… suppossed to go up for the Millennium…High Court appeal. Minister gave permission for it after reading EIS in December 2000!!!!!!!!!!!
    First started construction in 2002. Finally went up in 2004!

    I can see them all rolling around laughing… better still a look of disbelief on their faces…

    Can anything be done on time in this country? The third piece has been sitting there for 3 weeks!!!!!!! What are they doing standing around staring at it?

    in reply to: The Spike #721641
    Niall
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    On a rather bizzare note if you look at the camera from the other end, i.e. O’Connnell bridge is the thing aligned properly or is the traffic Island the one out of place?

    Just a thought, here is the link……

    http://193.120.149.58/camera06.jpg.

    in reply to: The Spike #721632
    Niall
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    I agree, stop all this navel-gazing. I thing it’s a bold move putting the spike up, to be commended. Just, a pity it took so long…….

    If anything the huge waste of resources and the work practices of the public services should be examined and not a structure and development to clean up the main street of our capital city…

    in reply to: Road Surfaces #723527
    Niall
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    Good idea, but lets crawl before walking, how about even road surfaces for starters, ones that are re-laid every couple of years, and some consistency and maybe even a few decent signposts, for the natives, never mind the poor ripped off tourists?

    I live in hope… but more in doubt. ‘Ah sure it’ll do rightly’

    in reply to: Contempt!!!!!!! #723494
    Niall
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    This country is a bloody joke!

    in reply to: Contempt!!!!!!! #723493
    Niall
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    ‘Ah sure it’ll do rightly.’ Sums up this country.. always excuses, all bloddy talk, no action…

    Cr*p infrastructure, corrupt politicians, p*ssed off tourists, quiet natives…. nothing gets done, nothing will.

    The crazy thing is people tolerate it..

    in reply to: Well Done lads!!! #723481
    Niall
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    This country is leaderless. We need a chief who makes decisions and gets things done! Not a weakling….. At least Charlie got things done (whatever you may think of him).. The IFSC, Royal Hospital, IMMA, Government Buildings,GPO restoration………….

    Nothing gets off the ground any more.

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