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Removal of Tullamore MW mast.

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    #92
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,811 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Far from RTE "not being involved" they owned 50% of the project.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #93
    end of the road
    Registered Users Posts: 29,073 ✭✭✭✭end of the road



    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120855541#Comment_120855541

    RTE were involved with atlantic 252.

    it was a joint partnership between them and if i remember correctly RTL.

    ticking a box on a form does not make you of a religion.



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    #94
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    That's right with Luxembourg and Later CTL. Atlantic had good DJs full of energy and a good buzz. No bad news all the time like radio now. I know some a the Djs moved to RTE and UK and one or two passed away not too long ago.



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    #95
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    I did hear from a contractor about Ballycommon that it won't see August. Will be a change to landscape



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    #96
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,811 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Atlantic 252 didn't have to suffer the ridiculous current BAI requirements, thankfully.

    A music station that can play music, perish the thought! No you have to have news, "current affairs" (usually worthless inane phone-in chatter) and Irish language content which causes everyone to switch channel

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #97
    Fieldboy10
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Fieldboy10


    I hear the mast comes down on the 25th July.



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    #98
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    I suspect both will as I can see activity on tower today in Summerhill , only a public tender for one tower in Tullamore to be taken down . RTE did say they would not dismantle Summerhill but I guess not true.



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    #99
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    Yes indeed all new lights seem to have been removed from Summerhill, so it too looks like mast is coming down



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    #100
    Mickey Mike
    Registered Users Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Mickey Mike


    Exciting times ahead then



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    #101
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    All out now in Tullamore, noting in the Meath papers yet, but the people in the area didn't have any problem with the tower . The Clarkstown tower will be shortly after Tulllamore by the looks of things.



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    #102
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    Referring to Tullamore tower , summerhill the locals didn't want it in the area. How things have changed now we have 1000s of tower's



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    #103
    Antenna
    Registered Users Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭Antenna


    It will be the disappearance of a significant landmark for travelers in that midland area, both day and night (lit), road users and also travellers on the canal which passes nearby. So a notable event, similar to if the Poolbeg chimneys were to be demolished for Dubliners (out of use for several years). Yes the chimneys were saved from plans to be demolished.

    Clarkstown going as well would result in the Mullaghanish mast on the Cork/Kerry border taking the mantle of the tallest structure in the country.



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    #104
    tinytobe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,398 ✭✭✭tinytobe


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120865748#Comment_120865748

    Any dates for Summerhill to be taken down are not confirmed, I take it?



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    #105
    Unknownability
    Registered Users Posts: 940 ✭✭✭Unknownability


    The Ballycommon mast is coming down on the 25th of July between 10:30 & 13:00.



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    #106
    Mickey Mike
    Registered Users Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Mickey Mike


    I hope that video footage is made about the great fall of the giant medium wave mast, I'm glad I got the opportunity to take multiple photos as I've only visited the site once.

    I'm not too sure when the long wave mast is coming down, but its just a matter of time.



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    #107
    Ger Roe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,122 ✭✭✭Ger Roe


    If one was to hypothetically, be in Tullamore on July 25th... around 10:30 - 13:00hrs ... where would be a good place to see the tower demolition operation? (asking for a friend).



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    #108
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    I'd say the canal would be the best either end. There isn't really any other close access I think



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    #109
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    I would say Summerhill mast would be down the same week as it's lights seem to have been removed. But I'd say RTE don't want any attention on it as they closed it due too no money. Only money for the executives and wine and dine.



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    #110
    PukkaStukka
    Registered Users Posts: 2,167 ✭✭✭PukkaStukka


    Surely if Clarkestown is to be felled, that the same tendering process followed for the Tullamore mast must equally apply to it?



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    #111
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 13,119 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120876848#Comment_120876848

    If it's lights have been removed then it was done since the weekend; it was flashing away at 2AM on Sunday morning gone.



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    #112
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    The New lights were removed as I saw them been lowered, the old lights are back on. The New lights were put up two years ago.



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    #113
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    I saw no tender online for Summerhill, not sure how that works but I'm sure they are thinking of an excuse



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    #114
    Mickey Mike
    Registered Users Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Mickey Mike


    We'll await with abated breath.



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    #115
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    I can also see sand bags a lot of them in Summerhill, binoculars are handy. Sand bags not a good sign



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    #116
    Mickey Mike
    Registered Users Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Mickey Mike


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120880314#Comment_120880314

    Are they some kind of explosives?

    I have no doubt that the two masts could go down next week, keep an eye out and see what's going on, thanks.



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    #117
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 13,119 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120880282#Comment_120880282

    So you are telling us that they recently hired in a crew to replace the less than 3 year old lights off of a mast that you also tell us that is coming down next week. Possibly even with explosives.

    Who's the engineer doing all of this? Eamon Cooke?



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    #118
    TheBMG
    Registered Users Posts: 635 ✭✭✭TheBMG


    I’ve never heard of any radio tower being brought down by controlled explosion

    (unless by sabotage - not unknown in the heady days of the 1980s pirates!)



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    #119
    Glaceon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭Glaceon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120880482#Comment_120880482

    Yep, don't they normally just cut one or two of the guy wires and let it come down that way?



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    #120
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    It's popular in the US to blow the stays one side but not all. It might depend on the number is stays a the way you want It to fall or break in the middle. That only from my views on the net



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    #121
    PatrickHam
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭PatrickHam


    I assume that the need to keep lights working in Summerhill as its close to airport and the use as a guide. But at night they are the old lights. As said before and the insulators are new also on the wires. They will be destroyed if It comes down.



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