Ultimate All-Ireland Landmark Tournament

ChannelNo5

Omackeral wrote: »

11:00 kick-off tomorrow. It’s an absolutely stacked preliminary match!

See y'all tomorrow. Sod work!

Electric Nitwit

Omackeral wrote: »

11:00 kick-off tomorrow. It’s an absolutely stacked preliminary match!

I've been pondering Dublin and I'm really not sure what will win. I think I've it narrowed down to two main contenders though...

Cosmo Kramer

A bit late to this - is it too late for nominations for the counties that haven't been up yet (Fermanagh onwards) or can they still be put in?

Omackeral

You may still nominate for any county that hasn't appeared but only if you haven't made any nominations so far, just to keep it fair. The only counties exempt are Dublin, Kerry and Mayo as they have all reached their maximum limit.

Omackeral

Opening contest of the day opens in one hour

breezy1985

Omackeral wrote: »

Opening contest of the day opens in one hour

What county we on now?

Omackeral

breezy1985 wrote: »

What county we on now?

The next match is Dublin. It's gonna be split into two stacked premliminary bouts. Then a play off between the winners of those.

Omackeral

Kilmainham Gaol



GPO



Temple Bar



Molly Malone



The Spire



Trinity College



Irish National War Memorial Gardens

GPO
purely for the place it has in Irish history.

war memorial gardens very close second.

ChannelNo5

Kilmainham Gaol please. Fascinating place.

Purgative

Has to be the GPO its probably the comp winner. Its just so iconic if you could just see one thing this would probably be it.


Although I do like the memorial gardens very classy, but GPO it is.

breezy1985

Temple Bar

Necro

Omackeral wrote:

Irish National War Memorial Gardens

Controversial but the rest tbh are rather eyesorey. Others definitely more important historically but this for me is far more pleasing on the eye.

Sawduck

GPO for the great history behind it

Omackeral

5 minutes remaining

Electric Nitwit

Kilmainham Gaol for me please
History, well presented, looks amazing

I get what others say about the significance of the GPO but it's not well presented and O'Connell St is a bit of a kip, which ruins the GPO

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Trinity College ; can't beat a few cheap cans at the Pav on a sunny day

HeidiHeidi

War Memorial Gardens for me, please.


Closely followed by Kilmainham Gaol, but you can't beat those gardens on a summer's day when the roses are blooming and the rowers are out on the river

Manzoor14

Kilmainham Gaol, fascinating place both for the historic side and the architecture/design side of things.

cdeb

GPO - fantastic old-world atmosphere and a great place to wander into to post a letter. Like going back in time.

Can I vote -1 for Temple Bar and the ****e College?

Omackeral

GPO advances to the Dublin Qualifying play-off

Omackeral

cdeb's last minute vote sealed the deal for the GPO. It was tied with Kilmainham Gaol until literally the last few seconds. War Memorial Gardens in a respectable third. Hold tight for the second premlim battle.

Electric Nitwit

Unlucky Killy, good game

Omackeral

Poolbeg Chimneys



Guinness Storehouse



Ha'Penny Bridge



Croke Park



St Stephens Green



Great South Wall



Phoenix Park

Necro

Omackeral wrote:

Croke Park

Bit of bias but I think Croker is a stand out stadium in Europe tbh. Iconic in the Dublin landscape and that journey into Connolly Station.

Green&Red

Guinness storehouse

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Ha'Penny Bridge - it's iconic, and I always enjoy crossing it a million times more than all the other boring bridges

Electric Nitwit

Omackeral wrote: »

Poolbeg Chimneys
Phoenix Park

These were the two I was thinking of, although I did forget Croker

I vote for the Poolbeg Chimneys. I just love the look of them, and any city should have an iconic skyline and these are the best Dublin has for me

Loughc

Guinness Storehouse, the legacy of Guinness itself deserves the win and they put on a good show in the storehouse.

cdeb

Think a couple of images aren't coming through properly there? Also, I think my DART nomination has definitely been left out this time

That said, I think this is a stronger bout than last time. The Poolbeg chimneys are iconic (though maybe I'm biased as my first job was there). The Ha'penny Bridge is one of the main landmarks of Dublin, even featuring in Phil Lynott's Old Town of course. Then you've Croker (one of Europe's great sporting venues), the DART (one of Europe's great commuter trains) and the Phoenix Park (one of Europe's great urban parks)

Spoiled for choice here. I like the open air, so I'm tempted to go with the Phoenix Park, but feck it - the Ha'penny Bridge says "Dublin" more than the others for me.

Sawduck

Guinness Storehouse it's like Willy Wonka for alcoholics, great place

Manzoor14

Phoenix Park. Had the privilege of living next door to it and also working in the park for a while. Spent hours walking and running it without getting bored. A haven in the centre of the city.

tough one!!

I will go with the Guinness Storehouse, not just because of the touristy stuff of the actual storehouse, but the huge amount of influence that Guinness has had on Dublin, all the buildings around Dublin 8, Iveagh buildings, Farmleigh house which Guinness gave to the state, not to mention the actual brewery itself!
Guinness is known worldwide, moreso than any other Irish landmark thingy

Omackeral

5 minutes remaining

Purgative

Funny Cdeb I think, as a non-Dub who visits only when absolutely necessary, this is a weaker round to the last one.
Anyway Croke Park.

HeidiHeidi

Great South Wall should really be combined with the Poolbeg chimneys!


Think I'll plump for the chimneys - they're a huge symbol of Dublin, always remind me of returning on the ferry or plane, and they were nearly going to knock them a few years ago :eek:

ChannelNo5

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

I vote for the Poolbeg Chimneys. I just love the look of them, and any city should have an iconic skyline and these are the best Dublin has for me

Same for the same reason

cdeb

Purgative wrote: »

Funny Cdeb I think, as a non-Dub who visits only when absolutely necessary, this is a weaker round to the last one.
Anyway Croke Park.

Temple Bar and the Spire were weak links in the first bout for me (plus Trinity, but I'm biased there )

I don't think there's a similar weak link in this bout.

But horses for courses of course; opinions is what all this is about.

breezy1985

Only came on here to vote for the disembodied head of Luke Kelly with metal hair so sadly my first choice is gone so I'm going for

Croke Park.

Area around the storehouse is lovely but the exhibition itself is a cheap moneygrab

Omackeral

Guinness Storehouse advances to the Dublin Qualifying match

Omackeral

Storehouse finished one vote ahead of Croke Park and the Poolbeg Chimneys. I'm actually suprised at that result tbh. DART wasn't included cdeb as the others all recieved multiple noms so I had to cut it on that basis mostly. Also, Wicklow would be giving out!

Anyone suprised by any omissions? I thought Liberty Hall, Pepper Cannister and Big Jim Larkin might have had shouts. Suprised that none of Aras an Uactharain, Pope's Cross, Magazine Fort or Wellington Memorial were nominated on their own.

breezy1985

Omackeral wrote: »

Storehouse finished one vote ahead of Croke Park and the Poolbeg Chimneys. I'm actually suprised at that result tbh. DART wasn't included cdeb as the others all recieved multiple noms so I had to cut it on that basis mostly. Also, Wicklow would be giving out!

Anyone suprised by any omissions? I thought Liberty Hall, Pepper Cannister and Big Jim Larkin might have had shouts. Suprised that none of Aras an Uactharain, Pope's Cross, Magazine Fort or Wellington Memorial were nominated on their own.

I would have put Collins barracks down as my national winner. I've went to Dublin more than once just to go there

ChannelNo5

Omackeral wrote: »

Storehouse finished one vote ahead of Croke Park and the Poolbeg Chimneys. I'm actually suprised at that result tbh. DART wasn't included cdeb as the others all recieved multiple noms so I had to cut it on that basis mostly. Also, Wicklow would be giving out!

Anyone suprised by any omissions? I thought Liberty Hall, Pepper Cannister and Big Jim Larkin might have had shouts. Suprised that none of Aras an Uactharain, Pope's Cross, Magazine Fort or Wellington Memorial were nominated on their own.

Shocked at that one. Storehouse for me is down there with Temple Bar.

Omackeral

GPO



VS

Guinness Storehouse

cdeb

Omackeral wrote: »

DART wasn't included cdeb as the others all recieved multiple noms so I had to cut it on that basis mostly. Also, Wicklow would be giving out!

I am Wicklow and I'm giving out!

Wouldn't have progressed anyway, but it deserves a mention.

For those interested, get the Wexford train from Connolly Station all the way down to Rosslare Harbour; it's a great trip with varied scenery, all of it great.

I missed the start for the noms, there were so many parts of Dublin I could have nominated!!
Killiney Hill, 3 Rock mountain, Bull island, Howth lighthouse..... You could go on & on!!
surprised there were so few!

cdeb

Anyway, to the play-off. This is no contest for me. A tourist spot against living heritage. The GPO walks this one for me. The multi-culturalists will give out, but I love that even all the staff are Dubs; gives it a proper sense of place too.

Loughc

GPO for me for the significant history behind it.

my vote is for Guinness

for the huge impact that the Guinness family had on the city of Dublin, particularly the architecture.

Purgative

GPO its iconic. If I could only see one thing that would be it.