Limerick graffiti cover up mystery

Nockz

Liam Byrne wrote: »

No, because there's a massive difference between damaged caused by accident (as a result of playing) and damage caused wilfully (setting out to deface property).

Ah yes, my bad. Kids should have more constuctive hobbies

source

Liam Byrne wrote: »

But vandals making buildings, walls and bridges look ****e is worth getting annoyed about and is "of genuine concern", because (a) it makes the city look run-down and (b) it shows an underlying disrespect for other people's property, and no qualms about damaging it, which is a serious issue.

We're not talking about vandals making buildings, walls and bridges look ****e, were talking about people who have decided to put some art up in a run down site which is quite frankly an eyesore. This has been commented on positively on this forum before, and anyone I've spoken to about it seems to think that it livens the place up.

As for the skate park, there are a lot of "people" who have nothing to do with skateboarding that go down there drinking and making a nuisance of themselves, this is usually why the place has litter. Also the council built a fantastic amenity for skateboarders, but forgot as usual to provide basic infrastructure, for example a bin. If you go past any day of the week you will see that the regular skateboarders that go there bring a black plastic bin bag that they hang from the railing and take away with them when they leave. I don't skate, and only go down there when I'm passing by, but I do know a lot of skateboarders and they have campaigned long and hard for this space, it's almost 15 years to get to where they are now and I know that those who use it for its intended purpose don't litter the place.

Liam Byrne

foinse wrote: »

We're not talking about vandals making buildings, walls and bridges look ****e, were talking about people who have decided to put some art up in a run down site which is quite frankly an eyesore. This has been commented on positively on this forum before, and anyone I've spoken to about it seems to think that it livens the place up.

Agree 100% on that aspect - the rugby murals on the Dock Road were pretty cool.

Stab*City

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Agree 100% on that aspect - the rugby murals on the Dock Road were pretty cool.

"Arggghhhh Damn Graffiti"

"Oh wait its paul and ronan what lovely murals"

Kess73

Stab*City wrote: »

"Arggghhhh Damn Graffiti"

"Oh wait its paul and ronan what lovely murals"

Well whilst I am no rugby fan, it looked a damn sight better when the painting of the two rugby players was there, and not the badly put on cream paint covered in tagging that is now there.

Plus the yard beside that that had all the walls covered in graffiti art now looks a total eyesore with the cream paint put on in patches and only over some art.

What it looks like is that the three apes with the paint went out of their way to cover up the arty stuff and left the tagging alone, I wonder if it is just coincidence that a couple of the tags are the same ones as those used to mark areas by a certain weston gang. Funny how the tagging by the oil depots and on the walls on the way up to Alandale never got touched by the three apes that claimed they were trying to cover up unsightly graffiti. The tagging at the Oil depot on the left as you go up that road is already on a cream/beige coloured wall and is only across the road from where the apes covered the art, so surely they could have covered that if they were genuine in what they claimed to be doing.

Stab*City

Kess73 wrote: »

Well whilst I am no rugby fan, it looked a damn sight better when the painting of the two rugby players was there, and not the badly put on cream paint covered in tagging that is now there.

Plus the yard beside that that had all the walls covered in graffiti art now looks a total eyesore with the cream paint put on in patches and only over some art.

What it looks like is that the three apes with the paint went out of their way to cover up the arty stuff and left the tagging alone, I wonder if it is just coincidence that a couple of the tags are the same ones as those used to mark areas by a certain weston gang. Funny how the tagging by the oil depots and on the walls on the way up to Alandale never got touched by the three apes that claimed they were trying to cover up unsightly graffiti. The tagging at the Oil depot on the left as you go up that road is already on a cream/beige coloured wall and is only across the road from where the apes covered the art, so surely they could have covered that if they were genuine in what they claimed to be doing.

I agree with you it did look alot better down there with the artwork.. That wall inside the gate was as good as ive seen in bigger cities..

Liam Byrne

Stab*City wrote: »

"Arggghhhh Damn Graffiti"

"Oh wait its paul and ronan what lovely murals"

Unsightly "tagging" scrawls on permanent structures vs actual art on a temporary wooden masking wall.

You're not comparing like with like.

But given that it suits your argument and your preference for unsightly scrawls and defending the right to damage others' property, I'm not surprised at your stance.

Stab*City

Stab*City wrote: »

Yes it is vandalism but it happens and if i want to look at it as a piece of art its up to me.. you say its ugly i think its beautiful.. much more beautiful than out of work cranes, building sites and closed shops.. i guess its horses for courses.. although i realise its breaking the law and should not be done.. these days id rather tag in photoshop..

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Unsightly "tagging" scrawls on permanent structures vs actual art on a temporary wooden masking wall.

You're not comparing like with like.

But given that it suits your argument and your preference for unsightly scrawls and defending the right to damage others' property, I'm not surprised at your stance.

See above.. as you can see i never defended anybodys right to damage others property. The rugby murals were painted on a concrete wall.. So go ahead and make stuff up given that it suits your argument. I'm not surprised at your approach.

Liam Byrne

Stab*City wrote: »

See above.. as you can see i never defended anybodys right to damage others property

Stab*City wrote: »

as an ex tagger i quite like it

So you what.....tagged all your own property ? :rolleyes:

MissHoneyBun

Liam Byrne wrote: »

the rugby murals on the Dock Road were pretty cool.

Hang on, let me get this straight -graffiti at the skatepark is just vandalism but pictures of rugby players are 'pretty cool murals' -are you havin a laugh?

Stab*City

Liam Byrne wrote: »

So you what.....tagged all your own property ? :rolleyes:

yes, why did you hear me say differently?

Liam Byrne

MissHoneyBun wrote: »

Hang on, let me get this straight -graffiti at the skatepark is just vandalism but pictures of rugby players are 'pretty cool murals' -are you havin a laugh?

Never said that.

My biggest objection is to the disgraceful scrawled "tagging" and "Jimmy woz here" bull****.

If the council OK'd graffiti within a particular location / context like the skatepark, where it didn't drag the area down or make it look derelict, then that's fine by me.

Stab*City wrote: »

yes, why did you hear me say differently?

If this is indeed the case, then fair enough......your comment about how your neighbours would react seemed to imply differently; but if you say that's all that you tagged, then fair enough.

Stab*City

Liam Byrne wrote: »

your comment about how your neighbours would react seemed to imply differently; but if you say that's all that you tagged, then fair enough.

This comment is it:

Stab*City wrote: »

Thats a good point though i wonder what would happen if i took a spray can to my own house.. what would the neighbours say then.. (total imaginary scenario before anyone jumps down my throat)..

(total imaginary scenario before anyone jumps down my throat)

Liam Byrne

Stab*City wrote: »

This comment is it:



(total imaginary scenario before anyone jumps down my throat)

Which I took to mean that you hadn't done this [ to your own property ] before, despite being a "former tagger".

If I interpreted wrong, then my apologies, but the two statements together do imply that your previous tagging was not done on your own property.

Stab*City

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Which I took to mean that you hadn't done this [ to your own property ] before, despite being a "former tagger".

Hey hey your actually right about something..

Liam Byrne wrote: »

If I interpreted wrong, then my apologies, but the two statements together do imply that your previous tagging was not done on your own property.

So in actual fact you interpreted correct, you just twisted it to suit you..

How does the statement ex tagger & totally imaginary scenario mean that go around causing criminal damage..

ever heard of a black book? a computer? a schoolbag? a bit of paper for gods sake!!

back on topic i went for a trip to the dock road to see the walls now and what a joke.. its obvious the people who painted over the artwork were just looking for attention as if they had cared about actually covering the artwork they would have used a darker paint cuz now you can still see the graff its just all beige!!

Liam Byrne

Stab*City wrote: »

Hey hey your actually right about something..

So in actual fact you interpreted correct, you just twisted it to suit you..

How does the statement ex tagger & totally imaginary scenario mean that go around causing criminal damage..

OK, you've totally confused me now.

You've either defaced other people's property or you haven't.

You suggested that the "imaginary scenario" would be the first time defacing your own property, therefore it's not a "twist" to deduce that the property that you previously defaced wasn't your own.

Stab*City

Liam Byrne wrote: »

You're entitled to, if you want, however you are not entitled to deface other people's property. Tag away in your own backyard, or buy a derelict site and work away to your heart's content there.

If "taggers" want to tag their own property, then fire away.

Stab*City wrote: »

Thats a good point though i wonder what would happen if i took a spray can to my own house.. what would the neighbours say then.. (total imaginary scenario before anyone jumps down my throat)..

Liam Byrne wrote: »

OK, you've totally confused me now.

You've either defaced other people's property or you haven't.

You suggested that the "imaginary scenario" would be the first time defacing your own property, therefore it's not a "twist" to deduce that the property that you previously defaced wasn't your own.

I suggested if i painted my house with tags what would the neighbours say. I think if anybody covered there house in graff (their property of course) the neighbours will still have something to say.. i then confirmed that this was a fantasy.. TWICE

osarusan

His point is that you say you are an ex-tagger, but you speculate on the consequences of tagging your own house. This leads him to believe that your previous tagging was not done on your own property.

But you also say you would never defend taggers who deface the property of others.

So if you didn't tag your own property, and won't tag the property of others, where did you do your tagging?

Insect Overlord

osarusan wrote: »

His point is that you say you are an ex-tagger, but you speculate on the consequences of tagging your own house. This leads him to believe that your previous tagging was not done on your own property.

But you also say you would never defend taggers who deface the property of others.

So if you didn't tag your own property, and won't tag the property of others, where did you do your tagging?

Honestly, does anybody around here ever read posts in full? The guy explained himself hours ago.

Stab*City wrote: »

ever heard of a black book? a computer? a schoolbag? a bit of paper for gods sake!!

Nockz

Pfft, that's no tagging at all. Tagging refers to the spraying of graffiti. Putting marker on your schoolbag is doodling at best.

osarusan

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Honestly, does anybody around here ever read posts in full? The guy explained himself hours ago.

In my defence, I read his post, but since he's explained earlier that the main point of tagging is to get your name in as many places as possible, I thought it was pretty unlikely that his tagging consisted of just writing his name on his books and school bag.

Stab*City

Nockz wrote: »

Pfft, that's no tagging at all. Tagging refers to the spraying of graffiti. Putting marker on your schoolbag is doodling at best.

A tag is a signature nothing else.. its the means by which you convey it that makes you a criminal or not.. as for being a doodler all taggers are..

Some examples of "doodling" without walls:


http://vimeo.com/12547619

these artworks all began as a doodle.. on a bag or a black book or on your hand or whatever.. the point being not every graf artist is a criminal.. its 2010 theres alot more mediums out there than walls..

Stab*City

osarusan wrote: »

In my defence, I read his post, but since he's explained earlier that the main point of tagging is to get your name in as many places as possible, I thought it was pretty unlikely that his tagging consisted of just writing his name on his books and school bag.

You mean you assumed i was a criminal..

Nockz

Stab*City wrote: »

A tag is a signature nothing else.. its the means by which you convey it that makes you a criminal or not.. as for being a doodler all taggers are..

Some examples of "doodling" without walls:


http://vimeo.com/12547619

these artworks all began as a doodle.. on a bag or a black book or on your hand or whatever.. the point being not every graf artist is a criminal.. its 2010 theres alot more mediums out there than walls..

Tagging is a signature yes... but in the context of graffiti. Why on earth would you feel that it is necessary to bring up some benine context it has in the discussion of graffiti via spraypainting? You said you were an ex-tager. That, in this discussion, should only mean you have taged with spraypaint.

I'm all for art, no one is disagreeing with that dude. Pretty much everyone here is simply saying "Graffiti by the skate park and other designated areas? Yes yes yes. Silly tagging and graffiti where there should not be graffiti? No no no." Don't take this as an insult to your artistic nature. Take it simply as it is, a thread about the incident by the skate park.

Athlunkard Bridge out by Corbally used to have a few tags on it. The bride looked years old and dirty. Then the bridge got a fantastic coat of paint. Within a day there were tags sprining up on it. I shake my head and feel sorry for the people that had to paint that bridge.

What does this show? It shows you should graffiti where you are allowed to :mad:

Stab*City

Nockz wrote: »

Tagging is a signature yes... but in the context of graffiti. Why on earth would you feel that it is necessary to bring up some benine context it has in the discussion of graffiti via spraypainting? You said you were an ex-tager. That, in this discussion, should only mean you have taged with spraypaint.

Because i was accussed of breaking the law and i had to explain not every guy who is into graf breaks the law.. now again for those that didnt hear it I DONT SPRAY WALLS. end of like..

As for the rest of your comment i agree it would be good to have it in a designated area..

Liam Byrne

Stab*City wrote: »

its 2010 theres alot more mediums out there than walls..

You said that you were an ex- tagger, so what's available in 2010 is irrelevant (unless you only gave it up last month or something)

As for books, etc, I've doodled and - ahem - "tagged" my own, but I certainly wouldn't have posted that I was ever a "tagger" in a thread about graffiti, because that's a completely different context.

Stab*City wrote: »

A tag is a signature nothing else

I'm off to tag a cheque, so..... :rolleyes:

Stab*City

Liam Byrne wrote: »

You said that you were an ex- tagger, so what's available in 2010 is irrelevant (unless you only gave it up last month or something)

As for books, etc, I've doodled and - ahem - "tagged" my own, but I certainly wouldn't have posted that I was ever a "tagger" in a thread about graffiti, because that's a completely different context.

Whats available in 2010 was there in 2009, 2008,2007,2006,2005 and so on.. i was into writing my name is a graffiti style.. i have pages and pages and pages of my name scribbled/tagged in a F**KING BLACK BOOK!! I said i liked looking at it once it had style.. The extent of my tagging is kept to my black book and my pc..

Liam Byrne wrote: »

I'm off to tag a cheque, so..... :rolleyes:

Thank god...:)

So has anymore been heard about the guys who painted the walls beige?

Liam Byrne

Stab*City wrote: »

The extent of my tagging is kept to my black book and my pc..

Fair enough. I don't think many would have referred to that as tagging, hence the confusion.

Stab*City wrote: »

So has anymore been heard about the guys who painted the walls beige?

Good question

Stab*City

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Fair enough. I don't think many would have referred to that as tagging, hence the confusion.



Good question

Those walls look pretty ugly now.. and in my opinion alot worse than the proper artwork that was on the dock road..

misterypainter

There should be an article in the Limerick Post tomo with hopefully some correct details of whats being going on....

I will post a detailed blog with my version of the events.

Looking forward to a better, tidier and more prosperous Limerick.

Rgds

MP

misterypainter

Stab*City wrote: »

Those walls look pretty ugly now.. and in my opinion alot worse than the proper artwork that was on the dock road..

Maybe someday you'll find out about the beige... there's a perfectly good reason.....

How's a light grey next time??

MP

Nockz

"What a twist!"

Stab*City

misterypainter wrote: »

Maybe someday you'll find out about the beige... there's a perfectly good reason.....

How's a light grey next time??

MP

Whats there to find out its an ugly colour..

Itsdacraic

This is sensational.

I was a tagger myself. Quite an accomplished one.
I once went a whole lunch at primary school without getting tagged.

Stab*City

Itsdacraic wrote: »

This is sensational.

I was a tagger myself. Quite an accomplished one.
I once went a whole lunch at primary school without getting tagged.

lol:D

Stab*City

misterypainter wrote: »

There should be an article in the Limerick Post tomo with hopefully some correct details of whats being going on....

I will post a detailed blog with my version of the events.

Looking forward to a better, tidier and more prosperous Limerick.

Rgds

MP

Dont tell me your next in line for mayor?!?!??

misterypainter

munstergirl wrote: »

Page 6 limerick post.
3 men armed with paint have been going around city covering up all the graffiti. They have been telling people they are from limerick city council but they are not.
So far they have done skateboard park + the spot on dock road.
Well done mystery men.

Thanks for that and just to clarify a few inaccuracies in the Limerick Post.

The report of the painters being "armed" with paintbrushes, I would have used equiped.


No body was told anybody that the painters were from the council and did not talk to anybody at the skate park, 3 youths approached the painters in the spot and didn't discuss anything with them, they were told the painters were there to do a job and talk to the boss.

I would assume the youths relayed the council as it was an easy answer and would add an element to the story.

All of the spot was painted the first time as there was a very limited amout of graffiti art which had not already been de faced by other tagging or graffiti.

The neighbouring business signs were also cleaned and tagging painted over. The development sign for the spot had tagging and graffiti painted over.

The electrical boxes were re painted.

The local Limerick Search and Rescue sign also had been tagged and vandalised which we take particular offence to considering they are a voluntary organisation and risk their lives for others.

Only the outside wall of the skate park was painted which had racial and offensive on it. At no time did any painter enter or paint anything in the park. Litter was also removed from the outside of the park.

The spot was then again painted at a later date. Graffiti and tagging which was the same as that to town and local neighbourhoods was painted over.

Artistic art and graffit WAS left untouched on this occassion where they had not tagged or vandalised the city.

The spot was again recently repainted with similar effect to the above 2 lines.

The wall of the skate part was repainted, again no painters entered the park.

Peoples idea that murials are left in some cases do work but the murial of Paul O'Connell and Petere Stringer was graffiti'd and tagged at the spot. How much of a negative effect does the outside of the spot have on the thousands of rugby supporters passing through the dock road for match's.

In many cases its not about art but vandalism and ego's amoungst peers which cannot be excused and this is what will continue to remove from the city.

We have all better things to be doing than painting over people's graffiti, we understand that people want to graffiti and express themselves, however what about the negative effect this is having on the city.

What about the hard work that people are doing to survive the recession and try and progress and create employment. The super market that recently opened in the brown brick building by the side of Arthurs Quay was tagged and vandalised the first week they opened after the spending thousands re doing the building which had been derelict for years.

In many cases business and premise owners don't have the ability or resources to remove graffiti or tagging from their buildings.

We have no intention of painting over graffitti or art that is in the skate park or the spot as long as its not the same people that are tagging, graffiting or vandalising the city.

We have done many other areas, motorways, estates and concentrate on the city centre.

Hope this clears up some issues and some misconceptions.

Best Regards and looking forward to a better, brighter and cleaner city, which will benefit everybody, including the taggers some day.

All of the above are facts, and only facts, if were unsure about something we don't say it.

MP. - Were here for a long time, not a good time!!

PS nearly forgot to the most positive person on boards...... We won't be running for mayor and its not beige, its a mix of recycled paints we use so maybe the next batch we make will be more to your liking.

Insect Overlord

If you are not from the council, then what authority have you to paint over property that does not belong to you?

Mc Love

Insect Overlord wrote: »

If you are not from the council, then what authority have you to paint over property that does not belong to you?

The same authority scumbags tag their shite on walls etc

Stab*City

misterypainter wrote: »

Thanks for that and just to clarify a few inaccuracies in the Limerick Post.

The report of the painters being "armed" with paintbrushes, I would have used equiped.


No body was told anybody that the painters were from the council and did not talk to anybody at the skate park, 3 youths approached the painters in the spot and didn't discuss anything with them, they were told the painters were there to do a job and talk to the boss.

I would assume the youths relayed the council as it was an easy answer and would add an element to the story.

All of the spot was painted the first time as there was a very limited amout of graffiti art which had not already been de faced by other tagging or graffiti.

The neighbouring business signs were also cleaned and tagging painted over. The development sign for the spot had tagging and graffiti painted over.

The electrical boxes were re painted.

The local Limerick Search and Rescue sign also had been tagged and vandalised which we take particular offence to considering they are a voluntary organisation and risk their lives for others.

Only the outside wall of the skate park was painted which had racial and offensive on it. At no time did any painter enter or paint anything in the park. Litter was also removed from the outside of the park.

The spot was then again painted at a later date. Graffiti and tagging which was the same as that to town and local neighbourhoods was painted over.

Artistic art and graffit WAS left untouched on this occassion where they had not tagged or vandalised the city.

The spot was again recently repainted with similar effect to the above 2 lines.

The wall of the skate part was repainted, again no painters entered the park.

Peoples idea that murials are left in some cases do work but the murial of Paul O'Connell and Petere Stringer was graffiti'd and tagged at the spot. How much of a negative effect does the outside of the spot have on the thousands of rugby supporters passing through the dock road for match's.

In many cases its not about art but vandalism and ego's amoungst peers which cannot be excused and this is what will continue to remove from the city.

We have all better things to be doing than painting over people's graffiti, we understand that people want to graffiti and express themselves, however what about the negative effect this is having on the city.

What about the hard work that people are doing to survive the recession and try and progress and create employment. The super market that recently opened in the brown brick building by the side of Arthurs Quay was tagged and vandalised the first week they opened after the spending thousands re doing the building which had been derelict for years.

In many cases business and premise owners don't have the ability or resources to remove graffiti or tagging from their buildings.

We have no intention of painting over graffitti or art that is in the skate park or the spot as long as its not the same people that are tagging, graffiting or vandalising the city.

We have done many other areas, motorways, estates and concentrate on the city centre.

Hope this clears up some issues and some misconceptions.

Best Regards and looking forward to a better, brighter and cleaner city, which will benefit everybody, including the taggers some day.

All of the above are facts, and only facts, if were unsure about something we don't say it.

MP. - Were here for a long time, not a good time!!

PS nearly forgot to the most positive person on boards...... We won't be running for mayor and its not beige, its a mix of recycled paints we use so maybe the next batch we make will be more to your liking.

Utter shi*e you my friend are as much a vandal as you perceive them to be.. If you want a better, brighter and cleaner city next on your agenda should be filling in potholes.. If i hear of you doing something like that ill swallow my words untill then your a bigger attention seeker than the kids that sprayed the walls..

cutymonalisa

Spotted this while driving out the Dock Rd today (the POC / ROG 'mural' and that derelict area beside it) and I am confused.....its a half ass job and looks awful - was that your intention?

Insect Overlord

Mc Love wrote: »

The same authority scumbags tag their shite on walls etc

Ah, right, criminal damage authority. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Stab*City

cutymonalisa wrote: »

Spotted this while driving out the Dock Rd today (the POC / ROG 'mural' and that derelict area beside it) and I am confused.....its a half ass job and looks awful - was that your intention?

No No No im sure this was not their intention.. Their intention which is completly obvious is attention seeking.. Limerick has lots of other problems they could tackle.. They picked the easiest and most visable.. Instead of painting over the graf why didnt you volunteer to help the elderly by painting their houses or something?

Liam Byrne

Stab*City wrote: »

They picked the easiest and most visable

Yes, the "most visible"; the one that makes it seem to visitors to our city that even the new bridges are derelict and run-down.

Stab*City wrote: »

Instead of painting over the graf why didnt you volunteer to help the elderly by painting their houses or something?

Instead of defacing the city, why didn't the original vandals avoid "the graf" and do likewise ?

Nockz

I haven't much reason to make it out to that side of town so any chance for a pic of the paint job some time?

tommywiseau

misterypainter wrote: »

Thanks for that and just to clarify a few inaccuracies in the Limerick Post.

The report of the painters being "armed" with paintbrushes, I would have used equiped.


No body was told anybody that the painters were from the council and did not talk to anybody at the skate park, 3 youths approached the painters in the spot and didn't discuss anything with them, they were told the painters were there to do a job and talk to the boss.

I would assume the youths relayed the council as it was an easy answer and would add an element to the story.

All of the spot was painted the first time as there was a very limited amout of graffiti art which had not already been de faced by other tagging or graffiti.

The neighbouring business signs were also cleaned and tagging painted over. The development sign for the spot had tagging and graffiti painted over.

The electrical boxes were re painted.

The local Limerick Search and Rescue sign also had been tagged and vandalised which we take particular offence to considering they are a voluntary organisation and risk their lives for others.

Only the outside wall of the skate park was painted which had racial and offensive on it. At no time did any painter enter or paint anything in the park. Litter was also removed from the outside of the park.

The spot was then again painted at a later date. Graffiti and tagging which was the same as that to town and local neighbourhoods was painted over.

Artistic art and graffit WAS left untouched on this occassion where they had not tagged or vandalised the city.

The spot was again recently repainted with similar effect to the above 2 lines.

The wall of the skate part was repainted, again no painters entered the park.

Peoples idea that murials are left in some cases do work but the murial of Paul O'Connell and Petere Stringer was graffiti'd and tagged at the spot. How much of a negative effect does the outside of the spot have on the thousands of rugby supporters passing through the dock road for match's.

In many cases its not about art but vandalism and ego's amoungst peers which cannot be excused and this is what will continue to remove from the city.

We have all better things to be doing than painting over people's graffiti, we understand that people want to graffiti and express themselves, however what about the negative effect this is having on the city.

What about the hard work that people are doing to survive the recession and try and progress and create employment. The super market that recently opened in the brown brick building by the side of Arthurs Quay was tagged and vandalised the first week they opened after the spending thousands re doing the building which had been derelict for years.

In many cases business and premise owners don't have the ability or resources to remove graffiti or tagging from their buildings.

We have no intention of painting over graffitti or art that is in the skate park or the spot as long as its not the same people that are tagging, graffiting or vandalising the city.

We have done many other areas, motorways, estates and concentrate on the city centre.

Hope this clears up some issues and some misconceptions.

Best Regards and looking forward to a better, brighter and cleaner city, which will benefit everybody, including the taggers some day.

All of the above are facts, and only facts, if were unsure about something we don't say it.

MP. - Were here for a long time, not a good time!!

PS nearly forgot to the most positive person on boards...... We won't be running for mayor and its not beige, its a mix of recycled paints we use so maybe the next batch we make will be more to your liking.

learn how to paint batman, maybe it was bad before but it looks like pure muck now. ask the taggers to give you a few pointers perhaps..? if you really think you can stop the graffiti scene in this city, well... lol.

misterypainter

Hi All ...

Thanks for the interst and the many points of view.

Please find attached some pictures below but firstly in response to some of the completely nonsense remarks:

If were attention seeking we would firstly be writing our own names on the walls like the taggers.

If we were attention seeking we would have contacted the Post like the taggers. We would have identified and had pictures and names printed in this weeks article.

We would be posing at the walls that we are painting like the taggers, so please before making utterly stupid remarks for the sake of it, why not step back and see what exactly is going on with regards to the situation.

If we want attention, we'll go about it in differnet ways and spend more time giving our attention to our families and kids.

As previously mentioned there was reason for the beige paint.

I'm only waiting for what the negative people will have to say now since we've used grey paint and painted the building to the standard which it was always intended to be.

Best Regards

MP

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misterypainter

Stab*City wrote: »

No No No im sure this was not their intention.. Their intention which is completly obvious is attention seeking.. Limerick has lots of other problems they could tackle.. They picked the easiest and most visable.. Instead of painting over the graf why didnt you volunteer to help the elderly by painting their houses or something?

Ah the most positive person on the planet.... How are we today, would you like me to supply the eggs for your face!!!!

How's helping out in Bawnmore for the past 18yrs and doing sponsership for them every year.....

I could go on but we all have better things to be doing.


Best regards - MP

PS please don't insult anyone here on boards with a stupid remark to the above.

RINO87

seriously like, what gives you the right to paint over graffiti in the skatepark?? This "art" or whatever you want to call it was done by the kids, in a place that they campaigned for years to have. their doodles made the place more appealing to them, and isnt that who its all about????

jonski

I think that it might have been a better idea to do something that would be seen in a positive light by " scene kids " that hang around in those areas . Maybe contacting the Art College or getting in contact with Pat Shorts brother to come up with something might have brought the kids onside .

I know that what has been done is seen very negatively by you own kids .

I get what ye are trying to do , I am just not sure it is the right way .