Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

Dame St Central Bank building

2

Comments

  • #32
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 33,620 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Lapin wrote: »
    As the former Central Bank it would make an ideal museum to the history of Irish banking fúck ups of recent years that have landed us in the mess we're in now.

    Only problem is, the place mightn't be big enough to house such an exhibition of incompitence.

    For this very reason I reckon the Anglo shell on the quays should be left as is, as a monument to all that was wrong with the last few years. There's plenty other buildings that I'm sure could accomodate the Central Bank.

    But that's a different argument, in fairness.....


  • #33
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 13,475 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    They should make it into a legal brothel. Each floor can cater to a different fetish, getting weirder and freakier as you ascend.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



  • #34
    oppenheimer1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,733 ✭✭✭oppenheimer1


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    For this very reason I reckon the Anglo shell on the quays should be left as is, as a monument to all that was wrong with the last few years. There's plenty other buildings that I'm sure could accomodate the Central Bank.

    But that's a different argument, in fairness.....

    There aren't actually.

    As for turning the Central bank into a library, I don't think it is a runner. For one the building is enormous, I don't know what you would fill it with. Secondly, it would require a major refit to make it capable of carrying the weight of the books.

    It is really only suitable for offices. I'm guessing they will try and sell it to a major international financial institution. They could even recentralise some civil servants there. I'd stick the department of the environment there and open up the Custom House.


  • #35
    shakin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭shakin


    Great place for a city library with study zones and quiet areas in the city centre. Maybe a rooftop garden if possible. Its a big building so make it accessible to a few different tastes.


  • #36
    the purple tin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    iamstop wrote: »
    They should make it into a legal brothel. Each floor can cater to a different fetish, getting weirder and freakier as you ascend.
    A slight change to the name and "central ****" is born.


  • Advertisement
  • #37
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    They should put in a shít load of "cube" rooms that move around at regular intervals. Then in the middle of the night we can kidnap a few assholes (I nominate Bertie Ahern, John Waters, Twink, Sean Fitzpatrick & Jedward) and **** them in a room and sit back and enjoy them trying to figure out how to escape. Preferably they'll all just kill each other and/or die by booby trap, but it's likely that Jedward will escape as they're "special".


  • #38
    Milk & Honey
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,950 ✭✭✭Milk & Honey


    It should be made into public toilets and puke rooms for Temple Bar. If it is not big enough a few huts could be put on the plaza to take the overflow.


  • #39
    Remmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭Remmy


    cattle mart, I see no downsides to this.


  • #40
    kodoherty93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭kodoherty93


    Has anyone been to the central Library recently. You can never get a seat and when it opens at 10am every seat is gone by 10;30 by students studying or language students studying.

    The central library isnt the best in the ilac as its the most easy thing to get to. You have to walk through the ****ty centre to get to it and there is nothing open by 6 pm. If the library was open planned it would definitely be used.

    Forget turning it into a homeless shelter etc. Dublin 2 already has a enough social problems without adding more to it


  • #41
    Archeron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭Archeron


    Strip away as much as possible,but use the concrete frame to create an ascending, accessible modern hanging gardens, Babylon style.


  • Advertisement
  • #42
    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,226 ✭✭✭Solair


    How about not moving the central bank at all and selling off that former Anglo HQ for some commercial purpose?

    I find it hard to believe they could possibly need that much space.


  • #43
    oppenheimer1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,733 ✭✭✭oppenheimer1


    Solair wrote: »
    How about not moving the central bank at all and selling off that former Anglo HQ for some commercial purpose?

    I find it hard to believe they could possibly need that much space.

    The central bank is currently split over three sites in Dublin. Dame St, Harcourt St and the IFSC.. Dame St was too small a long time ago for the operation.

    I actually found a video documentary on the construction of the building. Interesting to see Dublin the way it was in the early 70's

    http://vimeo.com/53870696#


  • #44
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,051 ✭✭✭mad m


    Put a Dr Quirkeys into it.....have abseiling off the top of it, 5euro a pop....:D


  • #45
    LivelineDipso
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 510 ✭✭✭LivelineDipso


    There is **** all for families in central Dublin so they should have things like the Fry Model Railway in there and a Kids science park and lots of things for the family. Central Dublin is a ****ty place for families with kids compared to other cities.


  • #46
    Napper Hawkins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,903 ✭✭✭Napper Hawkins


    grizzly wrote: »
    The Ilac is were dreams go to die.

    Lol, couldn't have put it better myself!

    Hate the kip.


  • #47
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,187 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    They should put in a shít load of "cube" rooms that move around at regular intervals. Then in the middle of the night we can kidnap a few assholes (I nominate Bertie Ahern, John Waters, Twink, Sean Fitzpatrick & Jedward) and **** them in a room and sit back and enjoy them trying to figure out how to escape. Preferably they'll all just kill each other and/or die by booby trap, but it's likely that Jedward will escape as they're "special".

    Fcuked if I can think of any of them good enough with numbers to fill out the group.


  • #48
    chrissb7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 91 ✭✭chrissb7


    rip it down it's a bloody eyesore!


  • #49
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,000 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    NegativeCreep wrote: »
    One massive nightclub with actual good music. It would be brilliant!

    It would be **** because you'd have to walk for ten minutes just to find another person - flipping thing is huge - problably bigger than allt he clubspace in temple bar put together


  • #50
    starviewadams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,116 ✭✭✭starviewadams


    Childrens Hospital?something we actually need!


  • #51
    optimistic_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 657 ✭✭✭optimistic_


    An Arts space - connected with Modern Art Museum, and NCH maybe - redo some part of it as a theatre for music and plays, other parts of it for exhibitions - It'd really improve the area I think.


    The IFB should get a large portion of it for storage of archive footage, they need it.


  • Advertisement
  • #52
    optimistic_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 657 ✭✭✭optimistic_


    starviewadams wrote: »
    Childrens Hospital?something we actually need!


    Jaysus. Just jaysus.

    Has anybody asked to turn into a prison for politicians? Or a coldron in which to burn bondholders?

    Jaysus.


  • #53
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,102 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    What- the Central Bank is moving premises? Can't believe I didn't hear about that. Not to ask a possibly overdone question but- what's wrong with the current building?


  • #54
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,114 ✭✭✭OU812


    Lads, like so many other buildings/sites it'll stand empty for up to five years before someone buys it at a knockdown price & turns it into apartments.

    Personally I'd love to see some amenities like a science museum on one floor, library on another, kids activity centre on another etc


  • #55
    optimistic_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 657 ✭✭✭optimistic_


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    What- the Central Bank is moving premises? Can't believe I didn't hear about that. Not to ask a possibly overdone question but- what's wrong with the current building?

    I actually wasn't aware of it myself, but thinking about it now - Didn't they purchase the building which was supposed to be Anglo's new HQ?


  • #56
    optimistic_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 657 ✭✭✭optimistic_


    OU812 wrote: »
    Lads, like so many other buildings/sites it'll stand empty for up to five years before someone buys it at a knockdown price & turns it into apartments.

    Personally I'd love to see some amenities like a science museum on one floor, library on another, kids activity centre on another etc

    Science Museum at Trinity is a bit too close by for that to work.

    Agree on teh library, maybe move the one from the Ilac to a floor of that building.


  • #57
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,102 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    optimistic_ wrote: »
    I actually wasn't aware of it myself, but thinking about it now - Didn't they purchase the building which was supposed to be Anglo's new HQ?

    Interesting, I haven't been keeping up with local news recently.


  • #58
    optimistic_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 657 ✭✭✭optimistic_


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    Interesting, I haven't been keeping up with local news recently.

    Yeah, East Wall i think it is.
    If the staff are moving there, it's a bit of a trek for them, not half as nice an area either.


  • #59
    keithclancy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,157 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    LivelineDipso wrote: »
    There is **** all for families in central Dublin so they should have things like the Fry Model Railway in there and a Kids science park and lots of things for the family. Central Dublin is a ****ty place for families with kids compared to other cities.

    At least its not Limerick


  • #60
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,114 ✭✭✭OU812


    optimistic_ wrote: »
    Science Museum at Trinity is a bit too close by for that to work.

    Agree on teh library, maybe move the one from the Ilac to a floor of that building.

    There's a science museum in trinity?

    Is it child suitable & where exactly is it?


  • Advertisement
  • #61
    Chris_5339762
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,399 ✭✭✭Chris_5339762


    Knock it and turn it into a park with seating for nearby coffee shops.


This discussion has been closed.
Advertisement
Advertisement