Work to start on Dublin's stainless steel spire

The Irish Times

Some said it would be "uncomfortable to the eye". Aviators said planes might crash into it; others described it as "inappropriate to its surroundings", while more complained it would be just too high, too ugly and too dangerous if people tried to climb it. But come Monday morning all that carping will be put to rest as the Dublin Spire is, in model form at least, unveiled by the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and construction on the monument begins. By the time it is built in late September its 120 m of stainless steel will tower above all other structures in O'Connell Street.

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