New Sign on Quay

Road-Hog

Anyone notice the erection of the lovely new sign on the quay above that 'tall ships insignia' attached to the old R&H hall buildings

Dicky Pride

Impressively pointless.

7upfree

Desperate stuff.

Jambo

FFS - Numptys who ever did that

Jason Todd

**** sake.

Potential-Monke

While i agree it is terrible to have that on full display to the public, i still got a giggle!

Dum_Dum

Potential-Monke wrote: »

While i agree it is terrible to have that on full display to the public, i still got a giggle!

It's funny for 3 seconds, but come 2014 when it's still there it's not so funny.

CardBordWindow

I can't read it properly. Do Mulligans have a sale on??






:pac:

decies

Just pretend we know what they're on about !! Lol good one lads :-/

decies

Ah cnuts I see

robtri

Well these artists do like to write their own name or tag :-)
Says it all really

Hijpo

robtri wrote: »

Well these artists do like to write their own name or tag :-)
Says it all really

If some cretin can get up there to paint it then some trained personel can remove it, whats the hold up?

untouchable

ok i really dont see the point???

why are we angry??

thomasm

Hijpo wrote: »

If some cretin can get up there to paint it then some trained personel can remove it, whats the hold up?

Don't think it's difficult to get up there. Saw a video recently of guys doing BMX stunts on top of it.

fricatus

It would be nice if they'd take down the Tall Ships thing too. It looks pretty pathetic to be advertising something that happened two years ago at this stage.

Sully

fricatus wrote: »

It would be nice if they'd take down the Tall Ships thing too. It looks pretty pathetic to be advertising something that happened two years ago at this stage.

Its being replaced with a new one closer to the next event!

Cabaal

untouchable wrote: »

ok i really dont see the point???

why are we angry??

If you don't see why people would be annoyed by this then either you are blind or you have little respect for the city,

Its crap like this (people marking buildings like this) that makes a place look run down and a hole,

wmpdd3

Mortifying.

Potential-Monke

And hot a mention of How Doo? on the Ard Ri!

Gadgie

Sully wrote: »

Its being replaced with a new one closer to the next event!

Has a date been confirmed for the next one yet?

TheVandal

Made me giggle. Made my walk around town pretty fun.

cococoady

Is it still there?

untouchable

Cabaal wrote: »

If you don't see why people would be annoyed by this then either you are blind or you have little respect for the city,

Its crap like this (people marking buildings like this) that makes a place look run down and a hole,

dont get narky mate i honestly dont see hwat we are angry about. im obviously just not seeing it.

is it the tall ships advert??

the picture looks very small on the screen so im not sure what we are commenting on. im not being smart....................

Sully

untouchable wrote: »

dont get narky mate i honestly dont see hwat we are angry about. im obviously just not seeing it.

is it the tall ships advert??

the picture looks very small on the screen so im not sure what we are commenting on. im not being smart....................

Appears, I think, to be some sort of red graffiti on the left?

Gadgie

It's the letters C U N T painted in blue on the top of the building.

Sully

Gadgie wrote: »

It's the letters C U N T painted in blue on the top of the building.

Well god bless yer eyes! I didn't spot that and had to double check when you pointed it out!

deise_boi

And here I thought it read CLINT....

untouchable

oh jesus i cant believe i didnt notice that. thats disgraceful. i had no idea what everyone was on about lol

Max Powers

what kind of moron does that. its not clever, not funny, just ignorant

Deise Vu

fricatus wrote: »

It would be nice if they'd take down the Tall Ships thing too. It looks pretty pathetic to be advertising something that happened two years ago at this stage.

Is it anymore pathetic than allowing derelict eyesores that haven't been used in decades to exist? Why there hasn't been a demolition order on these buildings is beyond me.

Max Powers

Deise Vu wrote: »

Is it anymore pathetic than allowing derelict eyesores that haven't been used in decades to exist? Why there hasn't been a demolition order on these buildings is beyond me.

heres a few reasons:
probably cost a few million to demolish them considering firstly who owns them? can they afford to knock them, they will obviously say they cant even with a notice. We cant afford to CPO them and knock them. Planning issues. Access (Port, Irish rail, Council?) Asbestos? Environmental issues? Planning nutcases who think we should keep them and renovate them when we clearly wont have the money to do a more expensive renovation job like the ones in Newcastle for decades if lucky.

On saying that, they are a mess and a plan should be in place to knock the mills at least and replace it with a cheap pleasant walk area and docking for a ship/cruise or 2.

Gadgie

Deise Vu wrote: »

Why there hasn't been a demolition order on these buildings is beyond me.

I could be wrong, but I believe at least part of these buildings are protected structures.

Deise Vu

Gadgie wrote: »

I could be wrong, but I believe at least part of these buildings are protected structures.

It wouldn't surpise me in the slighest if some unelected snob of questionable taste decided these derelict, dangerous eyesores were of some dubious architectural merit and their preservation was now written in stone. However I do not see how that would entitle the owners to leave them in their current appalling state while they don't pay rates and they sit it out until the next property boom. Even if you own a listed building you are not allowed to let it go to wrack and ruin. Every avenue should be explored to get this mess sorted, once and for all. Do you think this would be allowed to happen in Dublin, Cork or Galway?

Road-Hog

Deise Vu wrote: »

It wouldn't surpise me in the slighest if some unelected snob of questionable taste decided these derelict, dangerous eyesores were of some dubious architectural merit and their preservation was now written in stone. However I do not see how that would entitle the owners to leave them in their current appalling state while they don't pay rates and they sit it out until the next property boom. Even if you own a listed building you are not allowed to let it go to wrack and ruin. Every avenue should be explored to get this mess sorted, once and for all. Do you think this would be allowed to happen in Dublin, Cork or Galway?

Cork are only at last getting rid of their larger scale similar eyesore on their quay.............locally there are a few more, one in particular on the Mall close to the traffic lights at junction with Catherine st

Cabaal

Its a tricky subject really,

What people consider an eye sore can change overtime,

In the past some people thought the crane on the city side of the quays was an eye sore and should be removed, but luckily it remained and look at it now. Its a very interesting feature to have in the city.

Looks pretty good since they cleaned it up

Nite Klub

Couldn't it just be adapted to say "dont" to make it less rude, then we can fume about the poor grammer of those objecting to the tall ships.

Deise Vu

Cabaal wrote: »

Its a tricky subject really,

What people consider an eye sore can change overtime,

In the past some people thought the crane on the city side of the quays was an eye sore and should be removed, but luckily it remained and look at it now. Its a very interesting feature to have in the city.

Looks pretty good since they cleaned it up

This is the important part of your post.

Cabaal

Deise Vu wrote: »

This is the important part of your post.

True,
But I even liked it before it was cleaned up, though always thought it needed some paint.

Thing is many don't like the buildings on the other side no matter how clean they are, they don't see them having any merit. You've only to read this thread to see that.

Deise Vu

Cabaal wrote: »

True,
But I even liked it before it was cleaned up, though always thought it needed some paint.

Thing is many don't like the buildings on the other side no matter how clean they are, they don't see them having any merit. You've only to read this thread to see that.

If we're conducting a poll put me down for always liked the crane, always detested R&H Hall's legacy.

dazftw

Cabaal wrote: »

If you don't see why people would be annoyed by this then either you are blind or you have little respect for the city,

Its crap like this (people marking buildings like this) that makes a place look run down and a hole,

As opposed to the actual rest of the docks? Specifically R&H Hall.

robtri

Hijpo wrote: »

If some cretin can get up there to paint it then some trained personel can remove it, whats the hold up?

Who goes up??
Coucil dont own it so
Council cant send anyone up, thats tresspassing.