The Irish Times

An Taisce's chairman, Mr Michael Smith, described the scheme proposed for Spencer Dock as recalling the opening credits and theme music of Dallas. It made Liberty Hall look feminine compared to the machismo of what is planned downriver. He said the vision presented by the eminent Irish-born architect of the scheme, Mr Kevin Roche, was disappointing and depressing, with massed ranks of tall buildings creating a repetitive and banal skyline.