Fcuking Eyesores!!

OutlawPete

The thread that should have been.

What would you class as the biggest 'eye sore' in the 32 counties?

For me it has to be that Vodafone screen on Henry St, wrecks my head.

Stick Sky Sports on it or gtfo.

So what's yours?

People not allowed

ya-ba-da-ba-doo

Longford.

MaybeLogic

On Georges St. (in town) ,you get all these lovely red-bricked buildings,the Arcade,Central Hotel etc. the whole way up as far as Aungier St. Then on one side of Georges St. from about Yamamoris down to Dame St. you have this ugly ,grey ,dull ,abortion of an office block.
Ruins the whole street,it does.

alwaysadub

the spire is an obvious one. Whoever came up with the idea of sticking a big(now dirty)needle in the middle of O Connell St should've got a needle shoved in their eye as punishment..

OutlawPete

alwaysadub wrote: »

the spire is an obvious one. Whoever came up with the idea of sticking a big(now dirty)needle in the middle of O Connell St should've got a needle shoved in their eye as punishment..

I hated the Spire for years and then when my Dad was in hospital it was the only thing that could be seen from his hospital room in the night sky, so now I'm kinda fond of it.

Otherwise though I would still be hating it too

iguy

Christmas decorations being left up well after the holiday season and being still turned on every night.

MaybeLogic

OutlawPete wrote: »

I hated the Spire for years and then when my Dad was in hospital it was the only thing that could be seen from his hospital room in the night sky, so now I'm kinda fond of it.

Otherwise though I would still be hating it too

The Parisiens hated their Great Phallic Symbol in the Sky when it first went up but sentimentality won them over in the end ,as will the Spike,no doubt,eventually finding a place in Dubliners' hearts.

Agricola

Out of interest, what would all the Spire haters like to have seen in its place? I dont mind it but I would have prefered something like the Nelson Monument but with an Irish Leader on top.

OutlawPete

Agricola wrote: »

Out of interest, what would all the Spire haters like to have seen in its place? I dont mind it but I would have prefered something like the Nelson Monument but with an Irish Leader on top.

I put forward a design in some comp that supposed to get looked at.

There was years of entries from designers and engineers etc.

Mine was something like the Statue of Liberty's arm. It was a massive fist shooting up from the ground and rising up into the sky.

The top floor would have been a cinema

D-A-V-E

weighing in at over 20 tonnes and over 100feet tall the Limerick christmas tree is usually left floating in the shannon till the end of february, lights off..it usualy looks like this





but it hit the bridge in bad weather




now its just dormant! an eyesore!

Amalgam

MaybeLogic wrote: »

On Georges St. (in town) ,you get all these lovely red-bricked buildings,the Arcade,Central Hotel etc. the whole way up as far as Aungier St. Then on one side of Georges St. from about Yamamoris down to Dame St. you have this ugly ,grey ,dull ,abortion of an office block.
Ruins the whole street,it does.

Dunnes Stores offices, as far as I am aware.

oppenheimer1

The loop line bridge, an ugly necessity.

OutlawPete

This one was not much better..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7p0J737FUk

MaybeLogic

Amalgam wrote: »

Dunnes Stores offices, as far as I am aware.

Nah,the other end.
There is an office block ,with retaurants and shops below it,from Yamamrois down as far as the George.
I find the Dunnes Stores office quite elegant,especially when you see the curve,at a certain angle,up Stephen St.

Huggles

Liberty Hall in Dublin :eek:

Liberty Hall, Dublin
Central Bank, Dublin
Any derelict buildings on major shopping streets in any city/town.
The River Lee side of Kent Station, Cork
Lower Grande Parade, Cork
The Docklands, Cork

Four-Percent

MaybeLogic wrote: »

On Georges St. (in town)

Which town!?!?!?!?!

biko

Four-Percent wrote: »

Which town!?!?!?!?!

See location: Amsterdam

The oil tanks, thankfully gone now.

Agricola

OutlawPete wrote: »

I put forward a design in some comp that supposed to get looked at.

There was years of entries from designers and engineers etc.

Mine was something like the Statue of Liberty's arm. It was a massive fist shooting up from the ground and rising up into the sky.

The top floor would have been a cinema

Well it would have been useful anyway.

Thats the main thing missing with the Spire. Everyone likes a good monument you can climb up in to get a view from.

OutlawPete

Four-Percent wrote: »

Which town!?!?!?!?!

Is there another Georges St in Ireland that runs down to Dame St?

OutlawPete

Agricola wrote: »

Well it would have been useful anyway.

Thats the main thing missing with the Spire. Everyone likes a good monument you can climb up in to get a view from.

I agree.

I have always wanted to go up the top of Liberty Hall or the Lighthouse in Smithfield (but it's always closed).

biko

Mutton island

xw2lj9uspm1eyh

This is a common eye sore in most counties I presume passed a meteor store last week to see a massive poster of beardo aka smug bastard from the meteor xmas ads at the window god knows how many customers they lost using him in that ad.

MaybeLogic

Four-Percent wrote: »

Which town!?!?!?!?!

Default Town.

Four-Percent

OutlawPete wrote: »

Is there another Georges St in Ireland that runs down to Dame St?

doubt it, I just felt there was a lack of angry non-dub about this thread...

Bazzy

OutlawPete wrote: »

This one was not much better..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7p0J737FUk

yes but note how people werent robbing stuff off it unlike the one in limerick which is why it had to go into the drink

OutlawPete

MaybeLogic wrote: »

Default Town.

Amsterdam?

BluesBerry

The Big ball in Naas I cant see the point in it

plein de force

the whole county of westmeath?

in seriousness i can't stand the spire

heavyballs

BluesBerry wrote: »

The Big ball in Naas I cant see the point in it

i kike it for some weird reason,someone told me it contains some time capsules also from a local school,could be bs

MaybeLogic

OutlawPete wrote: »

Amsterdam?

I can find no fault here,my friend.:)

Collie D

Busaras in Dublin, ugly piece of 60s "architecture". I quite like the Spike though so maybe I'm not the best judge.

biko

MaybeLogic wrote: »

Default Town.

Is Amsterdam default town now? When did this happen?
I thought Rotterdam was bigger/better?

bluefinger

Can't believe Civic Offices on Wood Quay haven't been mentioned yet. They obscure the view of Christchurch Cathedral from the Northside and look desperate from Dame Street.

Collie D

bluefinger wrote: »

Can't believe Civic Offices on Wood Quay haven't been mentioned yet. They obscure the view of Christchurch Cathedral from the Northside and look desperate from Dame Street.

Was just about to edit my post to include that. Not an ugly building but the one it obstructs is just so much better

El Siglo

MaybeLogic wrote: »

The Parisiens hated their Great Phallic Symbol in the Sky when it first went up but sentimentality won them over in the end ,as will the Spike,no doubt,eventually finding a place in Dubliners' hearts.

Yes because it reminds them of something else that finds its way into their veins. I doubt the 'spike' will arouse as much awe as the Eiffel tower in fairness.

Collie D

El Siglo wrote: »

Yes because it reminds them of something else that finds its way into their veins. I doubt the 'spike' will arouse as much awe as the Eiffel tower in fairness.

How witty! All Dubs are junkies and spike looks like needle.:rolleyes: You're wasted on us, the spirt of Wilde lives on

ronnie3585

Anyone from Galway will know this disaster of a building, completely out of keeping with the area it's in. Looks more like the new MI5 headquarters.

oldyouth

Whites Hotel in Wexford. Big green pod of a yoke at the front entrance.

ronano

OutlawPete wrote: »

The thread that should have been.

What would you class as the biggest 'eye sore' in the 32 counties?

For me it has to be that Vodafone screen on Henry St, wrecks my head.

Stick Sky Sports on it or gtfo.

So what's yours?

People not allowed

God completely!

It's too loud,bright and doesn't fit into the scheme of the street. When is it getting removed! I hate it with a passion

Amalgam

I think this arose over a problem with planning, but I much preferred the Central Bank of Ireland (Dame Street, Dublin) when the cross beams on the roof were exposed. The railings they have at the bottom to keep the steps 'private' are woeful too.

Zwillinge

UCD.

Giant concrete slab city!

biko

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Anyone from Galway will know this disaster of a building, completely out of keeping with the area it's in. Looks more like the new MI5 headquarters.

You know, I don't really mind it. It's the Burren Mount next door that I find most offensive on the old eyes.

R0ot

The spire.

silverharp

Dorset street
Bolands mill
Poolbeg chimneys

RMD

Dublin port area. Beautiful hills and all that behind, blocked by **** load of cranes, extremely large oil containers and other industrial crap. You'll know what I mean if you've ever looked at the mountains from the clontarf seafront.

Judgement Day

County Leitrim
The Spire
Liberty Hall
Civic Bunkers on Wood Quay
Hawkins House Social Welfare Offices on Hawkins Street
ILAC Centre
The entire DART line

DetectivFoxtrot

Cork Street/Coombe area of Dublin is an eyesore in general. They attempted to develop it during the property boom, but they did a half job and what's left is some vacant high-rises,a load of empty (waiting to be demolished) corpo flats and some of the most disgustingly ugly factories I've ever seen. I feel sorry for the people who live around there - 'specially those who bought exorbitantly priced shoe box apartments - it's majorly depressing

DetectivFoxtrot

forgot to mention the civic offices beside Christchurch - talk about ruining one of Dublins/Irelands most beautiful creations.

Sulmac

The Poolbeg Chimneys have to be high up on that list.

I hope they tear them down soon.

OutlawPete

Arnott's Carpark on Abbey St.

Everytime I see it I rememeber The Adelphi :mad: