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A Dublin authority has backed calls by RTE
presenter, Joe Duffy, to spare the Poolbeg twin towers
from demolition.
Fingal County Council has called on its neighbours in
Dublin City Council to include the twin towers in the
Record of Protected Structures (RPS).
Fianna Fail's Darragh Butler said the ESB towers were
"iconic" - saying the 680ft structures have been a landmark
in Dublin for decades. |
The council will now write to Dublin City Council asking
its councillors to consider sparing the candy-striped towers
from demolition.
In making the call, Fingal echoes pleas made by Liveline
broadcaster Joe Duffy, who, earlier this year, said - "The
chimneys are part of Dublin. They're not ugly, they're elegant
- like the spike. The twin towers are as iconic as the Bull
Wall or the nearby wooden bridge for Dubliners.
"It's good, when waking up after a hard night not knowing
where you are and see the chimneys and say 'I'm in Dublin!'
They should definitely be preserved - they're part of our
DNA."
The ESB has not sought to have the chimneys listed as protected
structures. While the chimneys' future has not been formally
decided, it is expected the ESB will seek to demolish them.
Cllr Butler told a meeting of Fingal council - "The towers
are a Dublin landmark - there since the early 1970s. A building
does not have to be Georgian or Victorian to be significant
and these towers are part of our heritage."
Labour's Gerry McGuire agreed, saying the ESB towers are
"a very important landmark in Dublin".
It is understood that the prohibitive cost of maintaining
the structures means they will more than likely be knocked
down.
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