Palm tree and giant clock in the liffey?

tomofson · 29-04-2018 5:19pm #1

Is it true at one point over the years there has been both a palm tree and a giant clock on floating rafts in the liffey???

I don't recall ever seeing either of them but someone told me today that there was.

dolallyoh · 29-04-2018 5:20pm

Time in the slime existed

SeeMoreBut · 29-04-2018 5:20pm

tomofson wrote: »

Is it true at one point over there years there has been both a palm tree and a giant clock on floating rafts in the liffey???

I don't recall ever seeing either of them but someone told me today that there was.

The time in the slime

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/news/time-in-the-slime-is-the-clock-in-dry-dock-1.35492%3Fmode%3Damp

Mint Sauce · 29-04-2018 5:21pm

Seen a few bikes, and shopping trollies.

tomofson · 29-04-2018 5:23pm

dolallyoh wrote: »

Time in the slime existed

Not quite what I imagined, I was thinking more of a giant old fashioned alarm clock on a floating raft...

To be honest the actual time in the slime just looked horrible, but I still dont recall every actually seeing it in person, though I must have.

Odhinn · 29-04-2018 6:34pm

tomofson wrote: »

Is it true at one point over there years there has been both a palm tree and a giant clock on floating rafts in the liffey???

I don't recall ever seeing either of them but someone told me today that there was.

The clock was under water and, in theory, could be seen from o'connell street bridge counting down to the millenium. The fact is the fucking thing was almost impossible to see, and was soon coated in slime/fungis etc.

AMKC · 29-04-2018 8:08pm

Odhinn wrote: »

The clock was under water and, in theory, could be seen from o'connell street bridge counting down to the millenium. The fact is the fucking thing was almost impossible to see, and was soon coated in slime/fungis etc.

Well it was supposed to be the millenium clock. Just another way for politicians to waste money is all it was.

Speedsie · 29-04-2018 8:12pm

The floating island, complete with Palm tree was part of the 2011 fringe festival.

http://www.broadsheet.ie/2011/09/10/meanwhile-on-the-river-liffey/

tomofson · 29-04-2018 8:18pm

Speedsie wrote: »

The floating island, complete with Palm tree was part of the 2011 fringe festival.

http://www.broadsheet.ie/2011/09/10/meanwhile-on-the-river-liffey/

This one was meant to have been sometime in the 80s or early 90s, The person I recall telling me that the first time died before 2011.

Fart · 29-04-2018 10:49pm

Either I'm very slow or it's just difficult to follow this thread at all.

rafatoni · 29-04-2018 11:01pm

I remember the chime in the slime too

The Infinite Fart · 29-04-2018 11:17pm

Oooo woooops misread that as 'Palm tree and giant cock'

donegaLroad · 29-04-2018 11:30pm

Odhinn wrote: »

The clock was under water and, in theory, could be seen from o'connell street bridge counting down to the millenium. The fact is the fucking thing was almost impossible to see, and was soon coated in slime/fungis etc.

rumor has it that its still ticking away in a warehouse in Wicklow along with the e-voting machines.

septictank · 03-05-2018 7:58am

tomofson wrote: »

This one was meant to have been sometime in the 80s or early 90s, The person I recall telling me that the first time died before 2011.

The DCC building opened in 2010, in the background in that pic. I remember a small green Palm tree in the river in line with the Arlington Hotel, late 90's I'd say.
It was nothing to talk about, think it was tied up to the railings on the side of the river.

Graces7 · 03-05-2018 2:19pm

AMKC wrote: »

Well it was supposed to be the millenium clock. Just another way for politicians to waste money is all it was.

There was a long programme about it on RTE One way back .I listened to the radio a lot when I still had no power or internet. Fascinating

Hector Savage · 03-05-2018 2:21pm

I remember the clock in the liffey, it was a countdown to 2000, and think it was launched in 1996 NYE, they were interviewing people there who promised they'd be there in 2000 when it hits 0.

I think it was gone by the following March.

Muttley_666 · 03-05-2018 2:27pm

It was a bit of a mess. Back in 1996 it sounded like a cool idea, sort of like a doomsday clock - counting down to the "end of the world" - Y2K bug anyone ????

The postcards it printed (machine on the bridge - 50p maybe, you got one with that current number of seconds to the millennium) were "in theory" going to pay for the unit - if the initial sales were extended for the next year. But sadly, as already said, it got removed for cleaning and never came back.

https://independentarchives.photoshelter.com/image/I0000vN15.vbDdSk

Boom_Bap · 03-05-2018 2:32pm

It was great when the lads where throwing things over O'Connell bridge to try break the time in the slime.
Trying to actually see the thing required a sunny day with a low tide.

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Hector Savage · 04-05-2018 9:43am

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Cool story, yeah it would have been pence then, Euros came in 2002.

I remember once going in to see it and could just barely make out the numbers ticking down under a foot or so of water, it was during the day though, would have liked to have seen it at night.

Next time I went in at dusk the fecking thing had been removed!

jimbis · 04-05-2018 11:13am

It was 20p alright, still have my postcard here with the time stamp.

Hector Savage · 04-05-2018 3:14pm

jimbis wrote: »

It was 20p alright, still have my postcard here with the time stamp.

lash up a picture of it !!

Palm tree and giant clock in the liffey?

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