Dublin eyesores that need to be demolished: name them!

Seanchai

What eyesores in Dublin need to be imploded? Try and post a photo with them.

I'll start:

Phibsboro Shopping Centre (Photograph)

Crumlin Shopping Centre (Photograph)

Ballymun Shopping Centre (Photograph)

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I've also noticed something in poorer areas of the city that needs to be addressed: the pubs often have limited light, and there's something distinctly sinister about it. The Cabra House is the most recent example of this that I've seen. It's like something from the Falls Road in about 1987. Its neighbour Downey's Pub is not much better in terms of bricked up public houses. Likewise The Towers pub (on left of photo) in Ballymun is like all the depressive mental illnesses in one place.

admiralofthefleet

hawkin house (dept. of health)

nudger

Seanchai wrote: »

What eyesores in Dublin need to be imploded? Try and post a photo with them.

I'll start:

Phibsboro Shopping Centre (Photograph)

Crumlin Shopping Centre (Photograph)

Ballymun Shopping Centre (Photograph)

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I've also noticed something in poorer areas of the city that needs to be addressed: the pubs often have limited light, and there's something distinctly sinister about it. The Cabra House is the most recent example of this that I've seen. It's like something from the Falls Road in about 1987. Its neighbour Downey's Pub is not much better in terms of bricked up public houses. Likewise The Towers pub (on left of photo) in Ballymun is like all the depressive mental illnesses in one place.

Where would you buy a telly or some jewellery in Cabra if the O's was knocked down.

liffeylite

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

hawkin house (dept. of health)

Liberty hall.

I would also love to see incentives and cheap rents given to empty, derilict buildings in the.city centre, in order that they can be reopened and occupied.

Overall, dublin is an attractive city though. There are not many cities of its size that have so many attractive period houses coupled with a wonderful natural geography.

Corruptedmorals

Central Bank
Trinity arts block
Busaras
The ugly base of the Irish Life building
The Ormond Quay hotel (rotting for a few years now in a prominent location. Was broken into to rob the post office next door through the wall)

[Jackass]

mikemac1

Goodbye Northside SC in Coolock

You won't be missed

bren2002

Dundrum shopping centre (not the town centre)
Tara St Dart Station
Dept of Health
ESB HQ
Northside SC

GerardKeating

Wood Quay

John_Rambo

I really like busarus, the spire and the poolbeg chimneys, they have architectural and/or engineering merit. So they stay. Some of the bad ones need to be improved, but I'd rather see the nice ones that are falling apart restored.

Italia

The Dail together with all the rotting dead wood inside it

John Mason

I really like Busaras - i used to think it was horrible but now i can see the beauty of it.


Mine would definately be the Dubin Bus place on O'Connell Street, it makes me want to cry every day.

A&F have done a brilliant job doing up the outside of their new shop. the idea of giving cheap rent from some of the empty building is a great idea.

Dyr

Apparently liberty hall was transparent until they had to change all the glass after the bombing in 74, it would probably look decent like that.

jossnjuice

Having worked in Phibsboro shopping centre for years, the plan is to level it, and then start again from scratch, with underground car parking and the buildings coming out to the front of the road.....not sure if it was put on the back burner though, its been a while since i worked there.......

it all has to do with a patch of land at the back of Tesco and Dalymount AFAIK, and i think it was stalled to see if Dalymount was going to be sold or not.

Draco

[Jackass] wrote: »

I've been told that this is just a facade on top of the original building - anyone know if that's true?

Also the sooner Liberty Hall goes the better. I don't care if looked better before the bombing - I've only known it as the vile and ugly thing it is now.

admiralofthefleet

John_Rambo wrote: »

I really like busarus, the spire and the poolbeg chimneys, they have architectural and/or engineering merit. So they stay. Some of the bad ones need to be improved, but I'd rather see the nice ones that are falling apart restored.

likewise. i think busaras is a lovely building

maximoose

Agree 100% on Phibsboro SC, awful looking building.

listermint

with original glass.

I dont think it should be leveled as it has some historical engineering merit within the capital. But that may because my Grandfather worked on the building i have some affinity to it.

I think it needs some sympathetic restoration completed.

ethernet

Apollo House. Eyesore. Even the font on the front of the building makes it look out of place.

MiamiMice

Jedward.

Lapin

Lapin

And whoever signed off the planning permission for this monstrosity should be fúcked out on their ear.

Cookie_Monster

Busaras has won design awards, I remember seeing that a while back...

BeerNut

O'Connell Bridge House
The Central Bank
River House
3 Palace Street
The Long Room Hub

But mostly Hawkins House. A million times Hawkins House.

Dyr

Lapin wrote: »

And whoever signed off the planning permission for this monstrosity should be fúcked out on their ear.

Should be renamed Dyson house

PauloConn

Seanchai wrote: »

I've also noticed something in poorer areas of the city that needs to be addressed: the pubs often have limited light, and there's something distinctly sinister about it. The Cabra House is the most recent example of this that I've seen. It's like something from the Falls Road in about 1987. Its neighbour Downey's Pub is not much better in terms of bricked up public houses. Likewise The Towers pub (on left of photo) in Ballymun is like all the depressive mental illnesses in one place.

You should have seen it before they put the windows in.... its quiet nice now actually.

TheVoodoo

I agree with most listed, with the exception of the Poolbeg Chimneys. I personally think they are a part of the Dublin landscape, and not an eyesore. I know they won't be there forever, but I do hope they are there for many years to come.

[Jackass]

Draco wrote: »

I've been told that this is just a facade on top of the original building - anyone know if that's true?

Doesn't look like it, as the windows (and offices you can see inside them) run the entire width of the building, which would suggest the front wall has been completely demolished with that work of art built to replace it.

Treason.

Teyla Emmagan

A hundred million times Hawkins house.

And O'Connell Bridge house. And Apollo House. Busarus and Liberty Hall I have actually come to appreciate though.

quaalude

This yoke on Grand Canal Street

It is empty, as far as I can tell, so now is the perfect time!

A Disgrace

[Jackass] wrote: »

Doesn't look like it, as the windows (and offices you can see inside them) run the entire width of the building, which would suggest the front wall has been completely demolished with that work of art built to replace it.

Treason.

I've been in the offices at the back and seem to remember that it does contain a lot of old features, although I wasn't really paying that much attention.