People of Dublin finally see the light - Irish Architectural News

The Irish Times

The top of the Spire finally "sparkled" into life for the first time last night. The top nine metres of the 120-metre Spire, on Dublin's O'Connell Street, began to shimmer at about 9 p.m. As dusk fell the 11,844 tiny holes around the top glistened and the permanent aviation light at its pinnacle shone with them for the first time.

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