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Smithfield Tower

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  • 02-09-2012 11:20am
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    wicklowwonder
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    Whats the story with Smithfield Tower? I remember it used to be open to the public, was there a bar up there or something? Why was it closed and who ran it when it was open? Seems a real waste, I never climbed it but I imagine it has great views.

    Actually what was its original use?


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    anto9
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    I did not know it was closed .Thats a real shame .I remember going up it years go shortly after it first open around the year 2000 ,i think ?


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    spurious
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    It was a chimney.
    I suppose like everything in Smithfield it suffered from the lack of promised development.

    The Children's Court doesn't help things up there either.

    Thinking out loud - I never understood why they didn't put in a permanent high quality market (a la The English market in Cork or Granville Island Market in Vancouver) in Smithfield.


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    MadsL
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    The Generator hostel was supposed to put it back in service as a condition of it's planning permission. Not that DCC ever bother to enforce these things.


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