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Outdoor Art on new Road???

Raiser · 2010-01-28 08:26:44

€110,000 is being given to the first Artist who manages to plant some hideous eyesore along the banks and verges of the new Limerick to Nenagh/Limerick Tunnel routes. So what are your feelings on this? Is it a worthwhile endeavour - especially at the current time? 1,000,000 sprawled Semi-Detached Houses in…

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28-01-2010 9:26am

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Raiser

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€110,000 is being given to the first Artist who manages to plant some hideous eyesore along the banks and verges of the new Limerick to Nenagh/Limerick Tunnel routes.

So what are your feelings on this?

Is it a worthwhile endeavour - especially at the current time?

1,000,000 sprawled Semi-Detached Houses in Raheen/Dooradoyle and no Park but they find €110,000 to give to some 50 year old Art Student to plant stainless Steel Cogs and "Ripples" instead?

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#2 28-01-2010 9:57am
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Its not unique to this road. It is a requirment for the contractor to sub contract artwork for the scheme.

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#3 28-01-2010 6:55pm
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Its a european-wide requirement.

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