Scumbag who spray painted the cliffs of Moher

Chemical Burn

Is there no pride left in the country any more? Why do people have to stoop to such level to ruin such a beautiful scenic area (damaging revenue from tourists), ruining a beautiful geological structure. SCUM :mad:

phasers

Don't stifle my art :mad:

Nodin

Chemical Burn wrote: »

Is there no pride left in the country any more? Why do people have to stoop to such level to ruin such a beautiful scenic area (damaging revenue from tourists), ruining a beautiful geological structure. SCUM :mad:

...he just wanted to distract you from your muslim/sikh fixation.

Andy-Pandy

Any chance of a pic or a link please

Edit: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/artist-may-be-prosecuted-over-graffiti-on-cliffs-223180.html

ITS_A_BADGER

They said it was a part where no one goes to anyway and by the looks of it on the news it wont last too long as its being weathered away

Fannyhead

Chemical Burn wrote: »

Why do people have to stoop to such level to ruin such a beautiful scenic area

Would they not have to stand up straight?

theteal

what's going on here then?

Nodin

Fannyhead wrote: »

Would they not have to stand up straight?

I think they'd have to stoop, stand and perhaps even lean.

Seachmall

I like it.

Nice juxtaposition.

wolfpawnat

The art itself is beautiful, but it does not belong on the Cliffs! A disgrace! It is a beautiful tourist attraction and for safety reasons they cannot clean it. I wouldn't blame them, I wouldn't want to be the one in a harness on the side of a cliff washing it off. Ground doesn't look too sturdy!

Why do some people do such stupid things?

Chemical Burn

I'm just going to post a link to a search for the article, obviously just click on the first result. I am not sure how all these copyright privacy stuff works for boards now. Don't wanna get banned.

https://www.google.ie/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=scumbag+spray+paints+cliffs+of+moher&oq=scumbag+spray+paints+cliffs+of+moher&gs_l=hp.3...2496.9244.0.9375.38.38.0.0.0.0.509.3570.29j6j2j5-1.38.0.les%3B..1.0...1c.1.4.psy-ab.pgyYYZSRQyI&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42661473,d.ZGU&fp=4195928b15c26a9c&biw=1366&bih=667

token101

I'm not sure the revenues of the Irish tourism industry were on my mind when I was 15 either.

I quite like it actually.

Busted Flat.

Could it be a protest about the 0bnoxious rip off prices the Council charge to visit the area.

Boombastic

They're no banksy.

Kylo Ren

It's a disgrace. People have no respect these days.

The cliffs just run the art.

percy212

Like

MickFleetwood

I loved the art, but of course, us Irish have to whinge about it. Nobody gives a **** about it until somebody spray paints it. Creativity is good.

juice1304

I like it and no tourist is going to see it if you have to walk for 15 minutes down a dangerous slippery trail with a 500 ft drop. at least it dose'nt say tomo waz ere etc..

dsmythy

The art is nice but the cliffs are much bigger and greater on their own.

ashers22

Think it looks pretty cool. will weather away in no time anyway

BBDBB

have to admire the artists audacity. He was on a hiding to nothing, theres no way you can compete with the beauty of the cliffs overlooking the sea, as such he has spoiled a view, so he hasnt enhanced the view already there, neither has he made one that compares, he has just spoiled what was already there.

MickFleetwood

juice1304 wrote: »

I like it and no tourist is going to see it if you have to walk for 15 minutes down a dangerous slippery trail with a 500 ft drop. at least it dose'nt say tomo waz ere etc..

Yeah, that art was a beautiful representation of the Irish spirit.

phasers

That looks really cool! What's the problem? The rocks are still there too like

frozenfrozen

I think it's okay. I also think good graffiti in cities is okay, too. I wouldn't like this to be a start of the whole surface of the cliffs being painted, or even an area larger than has already been covered... But it's better than BOBBY WUZ ERE..... And it's pretty cool that someone got into the fairly risky position to paint it in the first place. If it hadn't been on the news, it would have effected no revenue, and even though it was on the news it will only effect the revenue of David Olsthoorn, the photographer.

wolfpawnat

MickFleetwood wrote: »

I loved the art, but of course, us Irish have to whinge about it. Nobody gives a **** about it until somebody spray paints it. Creativity is good.

No one is saying the art is bad, it's just that it is on the Cliffs of fúcking Moher. A huge international tourist attraction!!!! I would love if people did gorgeous art like that somewhere more appropriate. But everything has a place, and it is not on an attraction we, as a country, make a small fortune off!!!!

ITS_A_BADGER

juice1304 wrote: »

I like it and no tourist is going to see it if you have to walk for 15 minutes down a dangerous slippery trail with a 500 ft drop. at least it dose'nt say tomo waz ere etc..

Oi get back to working on that safe

MickFleetwood

wolfpawnat wrote: »

No one is saying the art is bad, it's just that it is on the Cliffs of fúcking Moher. A huge international tourist attraction!!!! I would love if people did gorgeous art like that somewhere more appropriate. But everything has a place, and it is not on an attraction we, as a country, make a small fortune off!!!!

I understand that, but, it'll be weathered away anyway. It's already greatly weathered.

Chemical Burn

The scumbag should have to repay the lost revenue 10 fold.

Busted Flat.

frozenfrozen wrote: »

I think it's okay. I also think good graffiti in cities is okay, too. I wouldn't like this to be a start of the whole surface of the cliffs being painted, or even an area larger than has already been covered... But it's better than BOBBY WUZ ERE..... And it's pretty cool that someone got into the fairly risky position to paint it in the first place. If it hadn't been on the news, it would have effected no revenue, and even though it was on the news it will only effect the revenue of David Olsthoorn, the photographer.

It wasn't Bobby.

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR9v-Olg6seBoGIfMSVMj4hMBglRUX8dsTTHG8Hc71YX63EJplzAA

c_man

Imo it would take a right dickhead to do that.

Busted Flat.

Chemical Burn wrote: »

The scumbag should have to repay the lost revenue 10 fold.

Jolly good he should be flogged within an inch or 25mm of his life.

case885

It was me :cool:

Seachmall

Chemical Burn wrote: »

The scumbag should have to repay the lost revenue 10 fold.

What lost revenue?

If anything the free publicity the cliffs have received will increase revenue.

KamiKazeKitten

It's grand like, I'm not amazed by it but I like it, sure. but so out of place sitting on one of our tourist attractions!

Takes some idiot to do that.

MickFleetwood

case885 wrote: »

It was me :cool:

Good lad.

Canard

I actually really like it. I can't see anyone saying "lets go see the cliffs" "no, they have a 6x8 ft bit of graffiti" like, cmon I'd also find it pretty cool to go see it and imagine someone working in such a precarious position. Free publicity too as said before. It's not like they ruined the whole thing or even a very visible part, I expected a huge "steo waz ere 2k13" or something.

The King of Moo

The art is ok if forgettable in itself, and it doesn't really affect the Cliffs of Moher themselves at all, but that little spot looked better without the graffiti.
It's hard to top such natural beauty. The graffiti would look better in an urban area.

ejmaztec

The place was already vandalised when they decided to build a telly-tubby compound next to the cliffs.

Peetrik

Way less of an eyesore than the mandatory fee 'visitors center' or car park marring the natural country side IMO.

Lando Griffin

Its not like he is selling millions of acres of woodland to pay the bond holders bankers etc.

RikkFlair

This is why they had to move the Holy Stone of Clonrickert

Lone Stone

Well i think it looks cool.

tdv123

It looks nice. Think it will attract more tourists if anything.

Wattle

Ah sure if you've seen one cliff you've seen them all. Why not gussy them up a bit?

Chucken

To those of you who think its not 'so bad', would you be outraged if someone decided to use the Giants causeway as a colouring book?
Or if it was somewhere in another part of the world?....lets say, the Pyramids?

This wont just fade away in a while, it will take years! Its disgraceful.

dlofnep

Seems to be done far away from the tourist section. It's probably not even visible. I was expecting a huge graffiti painting, it's just a small mural in an obscure area - far from the eyes of the tourists. You'd swear he's a child rapist with some of the comments. Chill out. The rain and sea water will wear it down.

kupus

Pure sh!te if thats art. The spanner who done this is only going to encourage other "artists" 5h1theads to go around defacing other places.

tosser

Peetrik

Chucken wrote: »

Or if it was somewhere in another part of the world?....lets say, the Pyramids?

Pictures and artwork adorning the walls of the Pyramids?!? A disgrace... oh wait

Lone Stone

Chucken wrote: »

To those of you who think its not 'so bad', would you be outraged if someone decided to use the Giants causeway as a colouring book?
Or if it was somewhere in another part of the world?....lets say, the Pyramids?

This wont just fade away in a while, it will take years! Its disgraceful.

yea but see some one spent some effort building those place's, these are just some cliff's and on second thought i dont really like it, its a bit ****e. Should be easy enough to get of i would think.

kingofslaves

Love the description of how big it is in the Examiner:

'The graffiti, measuring roughly three metres wide and two metres wide, was discovered on a remote section of cliff, close to Hags Head in Co Clare.'

If you're going to use the silly measurements get it right !