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Fireworks in Dublin circa 2000

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  • 03-08-2014 10:54pm
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    F1fan
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    Hi all, can someone help? For some reason I can't remember what the fireworks display in Dublin in the early 00's was called. Used to be an annual thing, and I think one of the radio stations had music in time with them? Then I think they moved them to a different place each year. Tried the google to no avail...anyone know what it was called?


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    whiskeyman
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    The Skyfest.
    7up sponsored it I think.
    Then it moved to Cashel one year... Prob to expensive to run post Celtic tiger.

    Lots more info here
    http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyfest


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    F1fan
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    I am eternally grateful, been racking the brains for an hour coming up with every combination of words! Skyfest is the one!


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    Muahahaha
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    Was it cancelled one year because it was too windy ? It drew huge crowds in Dublin, I'm sure the city centre traders loved having it on, they should really bring it back.


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    neris
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    think it was cancelled for the foot and mouth disease outbreak in 2001


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    Kermit.de.frog
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    I remember this. They use to have the fireworks synced to music. RTE got a lot of criticism for being seemingly unable to film the thing properly.

    It was great. Don't know why they stopped it.


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    F1fan
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    It was a great show, remember watching it from the quays then another time standing on a hill in Dublin 12 with the radio on watching them.


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    Muahahaha
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    I wonder what it cost to put on. IIRC it was a very professional show, I think the company who does pyrotechnics at Olympics and the like was behind it.


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    tricky D
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    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/five-tonnes-of-unused-fireworks-to-be-scrapped-26271498.html

    from the cancelled 2007 event says around €500k


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