Dublin landmark earmarked for demolition.
Liberty Hall, by the river Liffey, was once the tallest building in Ireland. But the BBC is reporting that its owners, the trade union SIPTU, want to knock it down and replace it with an even taller building.
It may not be as pretty, or have as much character, as the Ha’penny Bridge, but Liberty Hall is one of Dublin’s landmarks.
It may also no longer be the tallest building in the city, never mind Ireland – that honour belongs to the County Hall outside Cork city, but it still offers fantastic views.
Nearly 60 metres (200 feet) and 17 storeys tall it is linked in the popular imagination with both trade unionism and James Connolly, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising.
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