GPO to be Shopping Centre

Surprised it has't been mentioned on here but it was in the Mirror today that there is a plan to turn the GPO into a shopping mall to "open it up to the public" in time for the centenary of the rising! Is nothing sacred in this country? To commemorate the sacrifice of the people who died in the rising, they are going to turn the building into a corporate bordello?
I seem to be quoting this stanza from Yeats's September 1913 a lot recently and once again its relevent.

What need you, being come to sense,
But fumble in a greasy till
And add the halfpence to the pence
And prayer to shivering prayer, until
You have dried the marrow from the bone?
For men were born to pray and save:
Romantic Ireland's dead and gone,
It's with O'Leary in the grave.

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Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Surprised it has't been mentioned on here but it was in the Mirror today that there is a plan to turn the GPO into a shopping mall to "open it up to the public" in time for the centenary of the rising! Is nothing sacred in this country? To commemorate the sacrifice of the people who died in the rising, they are going to turn the building into a corporate bordello?

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Considering the public office will remain a post office and of that, only the facade is from the original building.

The remainder of the extensive office space (four floors and basement) was built during its reconstrcution in 1929 and has no connection with any event of 1916.

More like "its with yeats in the grave".

the man had a great imagination, ill give him that.

What better way to make an post ready for privatisation than to turn it into a property development company?

There's already an arcade at the back of the GPO. Did you rise up in protest, when that was opened by Fergal Quinn!?

From what I saw on the News last night it's more of a restaurant/cafe/museum type plan than a shopping centre.

Yeah it's not going to be a corporate bordello as far as I gathered.

They showed the overhead shots of it on the news; I never knew they had that dinky little quadrangle-type thing inside it.

Hope they do a good job (and put in f*cking IRISH shops).

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Originally Posted by noby

From what I saw on the News last night it's more of a restaurant/cafe/museum type plan than a shopping centre.

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i would have no problem whatsoever with this.... so long as it's not a shopping centre.

the restaurant/cafe/museum idea would at least allow people to walk through it all the time and make use of the building which in fairness is recognised as the plymoth rock of modern ireland.

if it was a shopping centre all we would do is allow every multi-national another opportunity to parade their wares to the hoardes of 'hooded-warriors' who march up and down every public space we have!

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Originally Posted by Macy

What better way to make an post ready for privatisation than to turn it into a property development company?

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An Post already have a number of property development companies. Princes Street Property and Arcade property IIRC.

there is a plan to turn the GPO into a shopping mall to "open it up to the public"

And there was me thinking that post offices are open to the public. As ever, it takes property developers to show us the eroor of our ways.

Talk about changing Dublin/Ireland
The following from the Times 24th June

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Last week, Guinness executives announced a review of its historic St James’s Gate brewery in central Dublin. This is only just getting under way but many believe that it will lead to the closure of the site, which makes more than 40% of the world’s Guinness, and that brewing will be moved to a purpose-built facility outside the city centre.

Some observers worry that if St James’s Gate closes, the loss of a large slice of Guinness history could hurt sales.

“Relocating a brewery is always a risk. We’ve seen it many times with a brand that is closely associated with a particular location,” said Andrew Holland, analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort.

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Originally Posted by the 12 th man

Some observers worry that if St James’s Gate closes, the loss of a large slice of Guinness history could hurt sales.

“Relocating a brewery is always a risk. We’ve seen it many times with a brand that is closely associated with a particular location,”

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As long as I get my Guinness!

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Originally Posted by the 12 th man

Talk about changing Dublin/Ireland
The following from the Times 24th June

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Last week, Guinness executives announced a review of its historic St James’s Gate brewery in central Dublin. This is only just getting under way but many believe that it will lead to the closure of the site, which makes more than 40% of the world’s Guinness, and that brewing will be moved to a purpose-built facility outside the city centre.

Some observers worry that if St James’s Gate closes, the loss of a large slice of Guinness history could hurt sales.

“Relocating a brewery is always a risk. We’ve seen it many times with a brand that is closely associated with a particular location,” said Andrew Holland, analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort.

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Surely part of St. James' Gate would stay open as a museum of some kind?

The Guinness Plant is about 1,000 times the size of the current Storehouse museam

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Originally Posted by Dodge

The Guinness Plant is about 1,000 times the size of the current Storehouse museam

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I dont think you read my post properly, as I edited it after your reply to include the words "part of" and make my original post seem more sensible.

I understood. I was just saying that the tinny little museam that would be left couldn't really be compared to the working brewery that's there now

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Originally Posted by Dodge

I understood. I was just saying that the tinny little museam that would be left couldn't really be compared to the working brewery that's there now

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true, however it should help to ease the fears of the man who said:

"Relocating a brewery is always a risk. We’ve seen it many times with a brand that is closely associated with a particular location"

The Storehouse has no connection to the working brewery.
That'll stay there, the brewery will move, some die-hards will moan, but the beer will taste the exact same.

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Originally Posted by noby

The Storehouse has no connection to the working brewery.
That'll stay there, the brewery will move, some die-hards will moan, but the beer will taste the exact same.

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But the Storehouse won't be half the attraction it is if the brewery is gone

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Originally Posted by noby

The brewery will move, but the beer will taste the exact same.

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Grange Castle anyone?:cool: