Ireland's crappiest public art.

whisky_galore · 27-06-2017 10:58AM #1

I've noticed that just about every town and city has got these obligatory plaques or bronze sculptures of notables or something thrown together with a few rocks, usually at great expense. Limerick city being the latest getting a laughable 'likeness' of Terry Wogan.

Your nominations for crap public art, memorials and sculptures please!

leonffrench · 27-06-2017 11:02AM

There are some good ones too. The JFK statue in New Ross is excellent as it the Rory Gallagher statue in Ballyshannon. And also the Phil Lynott statue is a good one. But yes I agree every town and village seems to have some claim to fame that they cling to. Can't think of any obviously bad ones off the top of my head though.

27-06-2017 11:03AM

The weird looking bronze work of Obama's head in Moneygall is pretty awful.

sjb25 · 27-06-2017 11:08AM

this heap of sh1t on the gorey bypass rusting away cost €113,000 it would seem FFS

http://m.independent.ie/regionals/newrossstandard/news/roadside-art-proves-a-spikey-issue-27498001.html

Jrop · 27-06-2017 11:10AM

The Giant Turd at on the old Lucan Road Chapelizod beside the N4 Flyover

Alun · 27-06-2017 11:10AM

sjb25 wrote: »

this heap of sh1t on the gorey bypass rusting away cost €113,000 it would seem FFS

http://m.independent.ie/regionals/newrossstandard/news/roadside-art-proves-a-spikey-issue-27498001.html

I quite like it. Certainly better than a statue of Terry Wogan that doesn't even look like Terry Wogan.

27-06-2017 11:12AM

I hate that yoke in Naas, very jarring

http://www.thejournal.ie/celtic-tiger-road-art-1885896-Jan2015/

sjb25 · 27-06-2017 11:12AM

Alun wrote: »

I quite like it. Certainly better than a statue of Terry Wogan that doesn't even look like Terry Wogan.

Well granted but its still a heap of rusty metal on a hill

and €113,000 :eek:

twill · 27-06-2017 11:14AM

Thomas Davis statue in College Green. So bad most of the the government of the day was against putting it up.

Hector Savage · 27-06-2017 11:16AM

sjb25 wrote: »

this heap of sh1t on the gorey bypass rusting away cost €113,000 it would seem FFS

http://m.independent.ie/regionals/newrossstandard/news/roadside-art-proves-a-spikey-issue-27498001.html

Jesus! is it still there ?
article is 7 years old, I can only imagine what the heap of sh1t is like now ... even rustier and the ground all stained brown around it ?

sjb25 · 27-06-2017 11:25AM

Hector Savage wrote: »

Jesus! is it still there ?
article is 7 years old, I can only imagine what the heap of sh1t is like now ... even rustier and the ground all stained brown around it ?

Yes it is still there and yes it is even rustier

Boom_Bap · 27-06-2017 11:42AM

LadyMacBeth_ · 27-06-2017 11:42AM

The Spire :P

whisky_galore · 27-06-2017 11:44AM

leonffrench wrote: »

But yes I agree every town and village seems to have some claim to fame that they cling to.

There was an outbreak of 1916 memorials last year, places with very tenuous links to the Rising formed a committee and put up some sort of plaque.

Shenshen · 27-06-2017 11:45AM

This :

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Has to be. Seriously.

callaway92 · 27-06-2017 11:53AM

The Anthony Foley thing in Limerick

Saw it in person there a week ago. Very creepy
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biko · 27-06-2017 11:55AM

The Briarhill pillow

osarusan · 27-06-2017 11:56AM

Crappy art is one thing, and is very subjective, so some people will like it and others won't.

But statues of people that obviously don't even look anything like them is quite another.

andekwarhola · 27-06-2017 11:57AM

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

The Spire :P

The Spire is cool.

ChikiChiki · 27-06-2017 12:06PM

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

The Spire :P

Im with you on that. I mean come on to fook, surely someone could have came up with a better monument than whats essentially a very tall pole

Its akin to a needle, very fitting when you consider all the junkies up that way!

Shenshen · 27-06-2017 01:41PM

callaway92 wrote: »

The Anthony Foley thing in Limerick

Saw it in person there a week ago. Very creepy

Is it just me or does that look like a really elaborate gravestone?

Dyr · 27-06-2017 01:56PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

I've noticed that just about every town and city has got these obligatory plaques or bronze sculptures of notables or something thrown together with a few rocks, usually at great expense. Limerick city being the latest getting a laughable 'likeness' of Terry Wogan.

Your nominations for crap public art, memorials and sculptures please!

It looks more like Fred West tbh

Dyr · 27-06-2017 01:57PM

Shenshen wrote: »

This :

Has to be. Seriously.

Was James Joyce into the athletics?

27-06-2017 01:59PM

The Sonia O'Sullivan and Anthony Foley ones are fairly shocking alright. Makes our sporting ones in Kerry seem decent enough, Mick O'Dwyer in Waterville and Crusher Casey in Sneem.

sillysmiles · 27-06-2017 02:02PM

I love the hedgehog on the Gorey bypass.

Blazer · 27-06-2017 02:02PM

I can get over the Anthony foley one but jaysus the Sonia one?’ It’s bloody awful. Should be melted down for candlesticks

Grayson · 27-06-2017 02:04PM

Joe Dolan in Mullingar. I grew up there but haven't been back since before it was built. Apparently it's tiny.

Dyr · 27-06-2017 02:08PM

Grayson wrote: »

Joe Dolan in Mullingar. I grew up there but haven't been back since before it was built. Apparently it's tiny.]

So was Joe, that's a great statue, wash your mouth out :mad:

darkdubh · 27-06-2017 02:23PM

Just wait for the inevitable MacGregor statue.

suicide_circus · 27-06-2017 02:30PM

Shenshen wrote: »

This :

Has to be. Seriously.

greencap · 27-06-2017 02:30PM

Draiocht - blanchardstown center.

Walk by it and you'll see a new load of shyte every week.

5 paper cups thrown on the ground to represent social disharmony, a leaf with 'why' painted on it, single plum floating in a bowler hat filled with perfume.

all that nonsense.

Ireland's crappiest public art.

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