Liffey gets new Statue

tba

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0116/1232059653964.html

10 years in planning? Thats a long time.

Anyway it looks a bit mad.

mayordenis

tba wrote: »

Anyway it looks a bit retarded.

I agree

Aldebaran

tba wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0116/1232059653964.html

10 years in planning? Thats a long time.

Anyway it looks a bit mad.

That link doesn't say it was 10 years in planning, it says it recieved planning permission for 10 years.

gurramok

Hate to have bought an apt around the quays with that thing blocking your view.

Notice how this has not been costed in a time of a public finance crisis?

Smells like the spike though.

DonJose

"THE ERECTION in the river Liffey of a 46m (150ft) sculpture of a human figure – almost the same height as the Statue of Liberty – has been granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála."
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0116/1232059653964.html

Hard times indeed

Rob_l

I like it!

funk-you

I like it. Can't think why though...

-Funk

Mingey

It looks crap. I don't want it. I didnt want the spire either. they look crap.

MagicMarker

Is he supposed to be taking a piss?

CreepingDeath

DonJose wrote: »

"THE ERECTION in the river Liffey

Just like the "Tart with the cart" and the "Floosey in the Jacusi"...

I propose that this "erection" be called the "Stiffy in the Liffey".

* You heard it here first folks :cool:

Sandraf

So what's this one going to be called ? The jumper ??

Looks like someone just copied the Belfast female version!. See below ..

www.flickr.com/photos/funfil/954580340

The Saint

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Just like the "Tart with the cart" and the "Floosey in the Jacusi"...

I propose that this "erection" be called the "Stiffy in the Liffey".

* You heard it here first folks :cool:

The Spire has been called the stiffy by the liffy already.

Anyway, I like it. Thought the Spire was pretty pointless though.

Setun

gurramok wrote: »

Hate to have bought an apt around the quays with that thing blocking your view.

Notice how this has not been costed in a time of a public finance crisis?

Smells like the spike though.

Anthony Gormley is a pretty well reknowned artist, I find the piece interesting although that artist's impression in the article doesn't really do the piece much favours. It's better than the spire though - what a dull unremarkable piece of crap that is.

swingking

Who is going to fund this

PLease oh please tell me it's not taxpayers money. For the love of god

I swear if the government fund this then I will leave this sh1thole of a country

Sean Quagmire

I like it, it looks great

Riamfada

They are both dull unremarkable expensive pieces of crap.

iPlop

10 years FFS you could draw that in 2 seconds .Some feckin' waste o' money ,like the spire a big needle to show everyone the place is full of brass monkeys!

mikom

Fill it with skangers and set it alight.


"Come, it is time to keep your appointment with The Skanger man."

:pac:

Morlar

I give it a week before someone climbs up it/jumps off it/crashes a boat /jetski into it.

Isn't that a rip off of the one in Berlin ?

http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/1792-20315

Roadend

The Saint wrote: »

Thought the Spire was pretty pointless though.

That's because you haven't been to the top of it

gaz wac

swingking wrote: »

Who is going to fund this

PLease oh please tell me it's not taxpayers money. For the love of god

I swear if the government fund this then I will leave this sh1thole of a country

Who else is going to pay...the locals !!

biko

Permission for the Liffey sculpture, which is based on casts of the artist’s body, was sought by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority.
Hope he/she is not a fatty.
I will not pay for this.

bizmark

Looks like a support for christmas tree lights

whiskeyman

bizmark wrote: »

Looks like a support for christmas tree lights

Would be class if Arnotts / O'Neills plonk a great big Dublin jersey on it for GAA matchdays!



They did it for the Angel of the North by the same guy...
http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/nechronical/apr2008/4/4/8519C24B-C890-F918-38B2C67757CE731D.jpg


Maybe put a Brazillian one on 'Christ the Redeemer' and we'd be on our way to have a Statues XI!

I think it looks quite good.

Something like that in O Connell St. would have been infinitely better than the spire.

Abi

swingking wrote: »

Who is going to fund this

PLease oh please tell me it's not taxpayers money. For the love of god

I swear if the government fund this then I will leave this sh1thole of a country

^My thoughts exactly.

Will appear on our next payslip as 'The stoopid statues levy'

*screams*

Zangetsu

Its a symbol of the government looking down at us and calling us fools...


"Hey guys! Look what we're doing with your money!"

Smurfpiss

I think it looks f*cking class.
hopefully it'll come to life and start terrorising the city.

how bout... tinker by the stinker?
(since its a tin man?)

Crackerspray

Looks like a great new jumping point! Just hope they dont try and pull the 'I swear, it wont cost anything to maintain- sure the lights last forever and it'll clean itself' sh1te!!

Cionnfhaolaidh

The Wire in the Mire

thebman

Can we only afford the frame or something?

Tusky

I think it looks great. Really like it.

Earthhorse

swingking wrote: »

PLease oh please tell me it's not taxpayers money.

No, it's cool. The tax-evaders have agreed to foot the bill.

the queer by the pier
the prick in the sick
etc

Davidius

They really have to stop wasting money on crap like this.

barnacle

Why in the hell would we need something like this. Another bloody waste of taxpayers money. Jeesus christ, the people "running" this country should be dropped into the ocean, or impaled on the spire.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

So how many hospitals will this cost us then?

Guy:Incognito

Mingey wrote: »

It looks crap. I don't want it. I didnt want the spire either. they look crap.

Why didnt you say so earlier. We'll have this scrapped and the spire taken down first thing Monday mornin g.

Harvey Dead Shrew wrote: »

So how many hospitals will this cost us then?

4. They have said they will be demolishing 4 specific hospitals to get direct funding for this.

View Profile

There's a lot of moany, negative, begrudgery in this thread. Why are you people so against such a statue?!

If you people had your say then the likes of the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, The London Eye, the Brussels Atomium, and the Angel of the North etc would never have been built.

I'm not saying the Spire and the Tinman are marvellous works of art (I dont dislike them however) but at least Bord Pleanala are trying.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

View Profile wrote: »

There's a lot of moany, negative, begrudgery in this thread. Why are you people so against such a statue?!

If you people had your say then the likes of the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, The London Eye, the Brussels Atomium, and the Angel of the North etc would never have been built.

I'm not saying the Spire and the Tinman are marvellous works of art (I dont dislike them however) but at least Bord Pleanala are trying.

I don't know, maybe because there's a world recession, while this may give jobs, only a few, and it's being OUTSOURCED to a man in ENGLAND, countless amounts of problems we have without wasting money on some crappy statue that nobody really cares about, it doesn't help our current situation nor does it do anything really good, does it?

The money could be invested into better areas... Pfft!!!

Smurfpiss

Harvey Dead Shrew wrote: »

OUTSOURCED to a man in ENGLAND

outsourced...he's a frickin artist, not a telesales representative. Pretty sure the gig was open to anyone round the world, he got the job.

anybody any idea how much this cost? cause y'know i doubt it'll be on the epic scales of the port tunnel or what not.

its a piece of art. gives a city character. even if you think its ****e.

jesus one mention of the word recession and we all turn into socialists!

concrete block buildings only plz.

thxbai.

swingking

So they'd build this then tell us all to tighten our belts ???

Trinity

I have a better idea.

This should be the new statue in the liffey

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=58637457&postcount=325

[Jackass]

If we're going to put the time and effort and money into this kind of crap, I wish we would put together something with substance, meaning an impact, that everyone thinks, wow - that's amazing and it really is a landmark for Ireland...

Like a staute of liberty, eifil tower, big ben - something that people will see and recognise from all over...

Not some stupid looking spike and a load of crap from a landfill..

Mimikyu

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Steve

Waste of money.

It sickens me, we're in a recession, they can't afford to keep hospitals open and yet they still shell out for this kind of shite.:mad:

stovelid

Looks cool.

We could have a new monthly civic event where politicians, bank executives and other reprobates are burned publicly inside it, Wicker Man style.

thebman

[Jackass] wrote: »

If we're going to put the time and effort and money into this kind of crap, I wish we would put together something with substance, meaning an impact, that everyone thinks, wow - that's amazing and it really is a landmark for Ireland...

Like a staute of liberty, eifil tower, big ben - something that people will see and recognise from all over...

Not some stupid looking spike and a load of crap from a landfill..

See, the thing that makes the statue of Liberty so incredible is its story. Same with most of these things.

This is just a commissioned piece by the government for the craic, it serves no purpose and doesn't really stand for anything. I know the artist will tell you what he thinks its a symbol for but the people have to agree and I don't think they will.

I know I don't. It looks stupid and doesn't make me think, "wow cool" but more like "huh WTF!"

Sleepy

Ireland's daughters are put at risk because we can't afford €10m for vaccinations but we have the money for massive statues in the Liffey?!!!

"Mah, git ma gun..."

ODS

Dont worry - it's not going ahead; as reported in yesterdays Indo (which I see the I Times rehashed today, after not getting the full story the first time round)




Capital's colossus stalled by recession

PLANS to erect a 46-metre sculpture of a human figure on the River Liffey have been shelved.

Despite An Bord Pleanala yesterday approving a proposal from the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) to build the steel sculpture at City Quay, the €1.6m project has been delayed because of the recession.

The sculpture, by Turner prize-winning artist Antony Gormley -- who is best-known for his 'Angel of the North' work in the north of England -- was set to be in place by 2010 close to the Sean O'Casey bridge.

Yesterday, the DDDA said in a statement that the project was being "postponed temporarily", and would be kept "under review, adding that it was "very pleased" with the granting of planning permission.

"The sculpture is an important element of the Docklands Arts Strategy as outlined in its recently adopted 2008 master plan aimed at ensuring that arts and culture become part of the Docklands identity to enhance the area as a place in which to live, work, relax and be entertained," it said.

"However, given the current economic environment, the Docklands Authority will not be proceeding with this development. The project will be kept under review and the Docklands Authority will continue working with the artist and others to progress the design."

The project, which attracted the ire of local residents who claimed it would overshadow their homes, was granted a 10-year planning permission, which means it could still go ahead in the next decade.

Objectors claimed the massive work, which will be 10 metres shorter than Liberty Hall and the same height as the Statue of Liberty, would dominate views of Dublin Bay from the city centre and relegate existing buildings to 'bit players'.

In its decision, An Bord Pleanala granted permission but said a review of the project's impact on the River Liffey -- in particular salmon numbers -- would have to take place before 2019. If it was found to have a negative impact, it would have to be removed.

Such conditions are standard, particularly in relation to quarries and mobile phone masts.

The DDDA said: "Projects such as the London Eye, and indeed the Eiffel Tower, were originally granted temporary planning permission. We see the time limit as being an important part of the public debate and consultation."

- Paul Melia

Deadzone

Sleepy wrote: »

Ireland's daughters are put at risk because we can't afford €10m for vaccinations but we have the money for massive statues in the Liffey?!!!

"Mah, git ma gun..."

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