More Irish NIMBYism we should prohibit - Three Mast

ED E

Article: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/3ireland-dublin-customers-face-disruption-due-to-mast-removal-1.2654020

An Bord Pleanála has ordered that 3 Ireland remove a phone mast in Dublin’s Glasnevin area despite warnings by the company this would cause major service disruptions for customers in Dublin, Louth and Meath.
The 45m mast in the Dublin Industrial Estate facilitates mobile phone coverage and 2G, 3G and 4G internet services for 3 and Meteor customers in the area and farther afield.
Local residents wanted the structure removed due to its “visually obtrusive”..

There has been a telecommunications presence on the site since 1977 when Esat Telecom erected a 20m mast, later replaced by the current one in 2003.

We're a bloody backwards country. Unless something is extremely ugly (beside a monument, landmark,70's toilet green) objections should not be upheld. Infrastructure is a requirement of a modern society, we can't stay connected but only build masts and HV pylons to two stories.

Nollog

It's the same reason our housing can't go up, just sprawls and sprawls...

Some_Person

Just watch when they will also complain about poor signal when the mast is gone.
Ridiculous.

MichaelR

1997 not 1977, at least so the article says now.

gezley

Old thread update:

anyone know if this mast has been dismantled or decommissioned yet?

Foggy43

Appears to be still there? I have got the right place?

http://siteviewer.comreg.ie/#site/DN501/53.3741965019/-6.2934691205/1/Site%20DN501

Ben D Bus

Foggy43 wrote: »

Appears to be still there? I have got the right place?

http://siteviewer.comreg.ie/#site/DN501/53.3741965019/-6.2934691205/1/Site%20DN501

That site appears to contain both 3 and Vodafone equipment

From the IT article

Residents queried why 3 Ireland could not relocate the antennas and satellites to a 42 m structure operated by Vodafone, which is positioned more centrally within the industrial estate

So maybe they just moved to the other mast.

I hate NIMBYism, but on the other hand I like the concept of 'sweating assets'. Why have 2 masts if everything can fit on one?

9726_9726

> Residents queried why 3 Ireland could not relocate the antennas and satellites to a 42 m structure operated by Vodafone

Well in fairness, if it has a bunch of satellites on it, it must be out of service already since they crashed into it :-)

gctest50

They should build a 1/3 scale copy of the Eiffel Tower - can't see any basis for complaining