THE BUDAPEST RESTAURANT ON BOLTON STREET 2014 – HAS SINCE CLOSED
Over a period of about ten years there was a different restaurant at 61 Bolton Street about every eighteen months. One was excellent and some were good but all ceased trading for a variety of reasons.
BODKINS AND THE HUNGRY MEXICAN – THE HUNGRY MEXICAN HAS RELOCATED TO ASTON QUAY
Back in 2014 the Hungry Mexican in Bodkins was my favourite restaurant. They later relocated to Aston Quay in the Temple Bar area of Dublin and they are still my favourite restaurants however I have been unable to visit since March 2020 because of Covid restrictions.
Bodkins has reconfigured what was a Pub featuring a restaurant to an excellent Pizza Restaurant named “BoCo” and it is one of the best in Ireland as well as being rated as the most child friendly restaurant in Ireland.
DODDER FLOOD PROTECTION – BALLSBRIDGE NOVEMBER 2014
The river floods some surrounding areas from time to time, as it is too short and shallow to hold the volume of water which pours into it from its tributaries during heavy rain. The River Dodder “has a history of flooding and is known as a “flashy” river with a quick response to rainstorms.”
A flood on the Dodder in March 1628 claimed the life of Arthur Ussher, Deputy Clerk to the Privy Council of Ireland, who was “carried away by the current, nobody being able to succour him, although many persons…. his nearest friends, were by on both sides.”
The two greatest Dodder floods before 1986 occurred on 25 August 1905, and on 3 and 4 August 1931. Hurricane Charley (often spelt “Charlie” in Ireland) passed south of the country on 25 August 1986. In 24 hours, 200mm (almost 8 inches) of rain poured down on Kippure Mountain while 100mm fell on Dublin causing heavy river flooding, including the Dodder in many places, and hardship and loss were experienced.
It has long been recognised that the problem of flooding is very difficult to solve, due to the sheer volume of water which pours into the river during periods of heavy rainfall.
WHO MADE THE WORLD BY CLIODHNA CUSSEN – 2014 AT THE HERBERT PARK HOTEL
About six years after taking this photograph I came across a document explaining the idea behind this sculpture and unfortunately I lost the document in question and I cannot fully remember in detail the content. The globe is the earth and it is treated like a football be men (males rather than women) … it is constantly abused.
The spelling of the name appears to vary – Cliona, Cliodhna or Cliodna – but it would appear that the correct spelling is Cliodhna.
Cliodhna Cussen was born and educated in Co. Limerick. She attended third level education in Dublin and Florence and is presently based in Dublin and Kerry. She works as a full-time sculptor using mostly bronze and stone. Cliodhna does graphic work in the Graphic Studio Dublin and she also illustrates and publishes Irish Children’s Stories. She has exhibited widely and won a number ofawards for her work, including the Listowel Gold Medal for sculpture and the sculpture prize at the Oireachtas.
YOU, ME AND WE KNOW AN EXAMPLE OF URBAN EXPRESSION – CONSTITUTION HILL
This wall, a number of buildings and a Maxol garage should have been demolished by the time that I took this photograph [22 November 2014]. Today, 20 February 2021, the Broadstone Gate development has not yet been fully completed having been delayed because of ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.
In December 2013 The proposed €5 million Broadstone Gate development on constitution hill came to a halt following the refusal of a petrol station owner to vacate the site
The plan involved the demolition of a small number of buildings, including the Maxol garage on Constitution Hill. However, Maxol withdrew their consent for the demolition. In response Dublin City Council said it would redraw the plans, building the new entrance plaza around the garage. As the garage has since been demolished you can draw your own conclusions.
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