PROPERTY DEVELOPER Joe O’Reilly has secured planning approval for a major redevelopment of the Carlton Cinema site in central Dublin.
The permission, announced by An Bord Pleanála yesterday, covers a 2.7 hectare site encompassing most of a block of Upper O’Connell Street and fronting on to Henry Street, Moore Street, O’Rahilly Parade and Parnell Street.
Much of the landmark site has been derelict since 1979 with threats of litigation between Mr O’Reilly’s company Chartered Land, a group of individual site owners known as the Carlton Group, and the city council.
The area has considerable historic interest encompassing much of the escape route from the GPO taken by the leaders of the 1916 Rising, and their ultimate final headquarters in 16 Moore Street.
Numbers 14 to 17 Moore Street are now a national monument, and are to become the focal point of a new civic and cultural space.
In granting the permission, the board noted the site’s “cultural and historic”, as well as considerable architectural interest. It singled out protected structures on O’Connell Street and Moore Street, and the importance of the overall location at the centre of the capital city. To be called “Dublin Central”, the approved development site is to incorporate an east-west pedestrian access route taking the form of a “colonnade” leading from O’Connell Street through to Moore Street.
This will provide a new, linear pedestrian route starting at right angles to Upper O’Connell Street, passing through the new centre and continuing under a covered walkway across Moore Street and into the Moore Mall, plaza and central mall of the Ilac Centre.
The protected facade of the former Carlton cinema is to be relocated about 50 metres farther north of its current position.
Mr O’Reilly is a well known developer whose most notable project has been the Dundrum Town Centre in south Dublin.
He has already agreed a deal with major UK department store John Lewis to be one of the largest anchor stores in the development, which his company Chartered Land yesterday estimated would represent a total investment of €900 million and create 3,500 construction jobs and 4,500 permanent jobs.
Dominic Deeny, chief executive of Chartered Land, said the decision “means we will be able to deliver a major retail-led 800,000 sq ft development for Dublin city centre that will complete the regeneration of O’Connell Street and reposition it as the nation’s premier retail street again”.
The primary elements of the scheme include 98 retail units, 69 residential units, 4,500 sq metres of restaurants and coffee houses and some 700 car parking spaces.
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Monday, 17 August 2009
Corrections & Clarifications benefit Dublin City Council
An article in last Friday’s edition, concerning the high-rise plan for the Carlton site in Dublin’s O’Connell Street, stated that An Taisce wanted Dublin City Council reprimanded for granting permission for the development. Dublin City Council approved a plan for an eight-storey building as part of the development but not a 13-storey building. An Bord Pleanála has come out against the eight-storey building.
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Friday, 24 April 2009
Carlton cinema plan 'positive' for 1916 site - architect
THE PROPOSED redevelopment of the Carlton cinema site on Dublin’s O’Connell Street will have a “positive impact” on buildings used during the 1916 Rising, An Bord Pleanála has heard.
Gráinne Shaffrey, of Shaffrey Associates Architects, said the “Dublin Central” plan would give 16 Moore Street, “the final headquarters of the rebel leaders”, and surrounding buildings a role in the regeneration of the area.
Ms Shaffrey was commissioned by Dublin City Council to carry out the architectural and historical assessment of Number 16 and recommended its inclusion on the record of protected structures.
At yesterday’s sitting of the oral hearing on the €1.25 billion mixed-use plan by developers Chartered Land, Ms Shaffrey said it was proposed Number 16 become a “commemorative centre”. She said trying to protect the national monument buildings at 14-17 Moore Street would “involve some change”.
Ms Shaffrey said the buildings had previously only “presented themselves publicly” on Moore Street but the proposed redevelopment would give them a “much more three-dimensional role”.
She said: “Overall we would conclude it’s not a negative impact and indeed in bringing them back into focus, the buildings themselves, it’s a positive impact.”
Sinn Féin TD Arthur Morgan told the hearing he believed the political and historical value of the Moore Street buildings was “almost incalculable”. He added: “I wouldn’t trust that site to the hands of developers. I think it’s much too important.”
David Slattery, the project’s conservation architect, said O’Connell Street was in a “pretty horrendous” state from Henry Street up to Parnell Street. He said he had been surprised at the number of buildings with bouncers on the door, “even at 11 o’clock in the morning”.
He was particularly critical of the facade of Dr Quirkey’s Good Time Emporium.
Mr Slattery said the redevelopment proposal would not compromise O’Connell Street architecturally but would be “significantly beneficial”.
Earlier, Eamon Galligan SC, for the applicant, said the height of the scheme had been “radically altered” from 13 to eight storeys.
It would be 1.6m lower than the top of Clerys department store, according to Dublin Central Architects, the partnership which designed the scheme.
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Gráinne Shaffrey, of Shaffrey Associates Architects, said the “Dublin Central” plan would give 16 Moore Street, “the final headquarters of the rebel leaders”, and surrounding buildings a role in the regeneration of the area.
Ms Shaffrey was commissioned by Dublin City Council to carry out the architectural and historical assessment of Number 16 and recommended its inclusion on the record of protected structures.
At yesterday’s sitting of the oral hearing on the €1.25 billion mixed-use plan by developers Chartered Land, Ms Shaffrey said it was proposed Number 16 become a “commemorative centre”. She said trying to protect the national monument buildings at 14-17 Moore Street would “involve some change”.
Ms Shaffrey said the buildings had previously only “presented themselves publicly” on Moore Street but the proposed redevelopment would give them a “much more three-dimensional role”.
She said: “Overall we would conclude it’s not a negative impact and indeed in bringing them back into focus, the buildings themselves, it’s a positive impact.”
Sinn Féin TD Arthur Morgan told the hearing he believed the political and historical value of the Moore Street buildings was “almost incalculable”. He added: “I wouldn’t trust that site to the hands of developers. I think it’s much too important.”
David Slattery, the project’s conservation architect, said O’Connell Street was in a “pretty horrendous” state from Henry Street up to Parnell Street. He said he had been surprised at the number of buildings with bouncers on the door, “even at 11 o’clock in the morning”.
He was particularly critical of the facade of Dr Quirkey’s Good Time Emporium.
Mr Slattery said the redevelopment proposal would not compromise O’Connell Street architecturally but would be “significantly beneficial”.
Earlier, Eamon Galligan SC, for the applicant, said the height of the scheme had been “radically altered” from 13 to eight storeys.
It would be 1.6m lower than the top of Clerys department store, according to Dublin Central Architects, the partnership which designed the scheme.
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Thursday, 23 April 2009
Carlton site plan would be a 'gross overdevelopment'
THE PROPOSED redevelopment of the Carlton cinema site in Dublin city centre would constitute gross overdevelopment and could have an adverse impact on many protected structures, An Bord Pleanála has been told.
The appeal hearing on the project heard that the €1.25 billion scheme would be highly obtrusive and could damage the visual amenity of the area.
Orlagh Cawley, on behalf of the National Graves Association, said the design of the project marks a stark contrast to the prevailing building heights and densities.
Ms Cawley said the plan provides for a potential “irreversible impact” on the architecture of Moore Street and O’Connell Street and could result in the complete removal of part of Dublin’s historical streetscape, Moore Lane and Henry Place. “The impact of the proposed development will constitute gross overdevelopment and over-intensification” she said.
The proposed redevelopment of the 5.5 acre site includes a four-storey “park in the sky”, a branch of British department store John Lewis, almost 100 shops, 64 apartments, 17 restaurants, a theatre space and 2,868sq m of offices.
The area would include three new public squares, two new streets, and would involve the relocation of two protected structures: the 19th-century O’Connell Hall, and the facade of the former Carlton cinema. Developers Chartered Land say the scheme would make a “positive and powerful contribution to the city”.
Damien Cassidy of the National Heritage and Conservation Group said the developers clearly consider the Carlton site to be a brownfield building site devoid of any architectural merit, historic and cultural importance.
Mr Cassidy said the inclusion of the national monument on Moore Street would “destroy the authenticity” of the surrender headquarters of the 1916 volunteers. Mr Cassidy said that the development of the nearby Arnotts site meant there would be no shortage of retail space in the area and that there was already an abundance of vacant office space.
Among third-party appellants opposed to the scheme were Treasury Holdings, An Taisce and the families of the signatories of the Proclamation of Independence. The hearing continues today.
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The appeal hearing on the project heard that the €1.25 billion scheme would be highly obtrusive and could damage the visual amenity of the area.
Orlagh Cawley, on behalf of the National Graves Association, said the design of the project marks a stark contrast to the prevailing building heights and densities.
Ms Cawley said the plan provides for a potential “irreversible impact” on the architecture of Moore Street and O’Connell Street and could result in the complete removal of part of Dublin’s historical streetscape, Moore Lane and Henry Place. “The impact of the proposed development will constitute gross overdevelopment and over-intensification” she said.
The proposed redevelopment of the 5.5 acre site includes a four-storey “park in the sky”, a branch of British department store John Lewis, almost 100 shops, 64 apartments, 17 restaurants, a theatre space and 2,868sq m of offices.
The area would include three new public squares, two new streets, and would involve the relocation of two protected structures: the 19th-century O’Connell Hall, and the facade of the former Carlton cinema. Developers Chartered Land say the scheme would make a “positive and powerful contribution to the city”.
Damien Cassidy of the National Heritage and Conservation Group said the developers clearly consider the Carlton site to be a brownfield building site devoid of any architectural merit, historic and cultural importance.
Mr Cassidy said the inclusion of the national monument on Moore Street would “destroy the authenticity” of the surrender headquarters of the 1916 volunteers. Mr Cassidy said that the development of the nearby Arnotts site meant there would be no shortage of retail space in the area and that there was already an abundance of vacant office space.
Among third-party appellants opposed to the scheme were Treasury Holdings, An Taisce and the families of the signatories of the Proclamation of Independence. The hearing continues today.
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Oral hearing into Carlton cinema site
THE PROPOSED redevelopment of the Carlton cinema site on Dublin’s O’Connell Street is about preventing the “hollowing-out” of the city centre and saving tens of thousands of jobs, An Bord Pleanála heard yesterday.
The planning body is holding an oral hearing on the €1.25 billion mixed use proposal by developers Chartered Land.
The “Dublin Central” plan is opposed by bodies including An Taisce, the National Graves Association and relatives of the signatories of the 1916 Proclamation of Independence.
Witness for the developers, commercial property consultant Neil Bannon, said the city centre’s position as the premier shopping destination was under constant erosion from shopping centres on the outskirts of Dublin and further afield.
Retailers were queuing up to open stores in the city centre but the extent of prime shopping space in Dublin was “quite limited”, he said.
He said this development was “the most significant retail opportunity in this generation” and was a “truly unique opportunity”.
The 5.5 acre plan includes a John Lewis department store, 100 shops, 64 apartments, 17 restaurants and a “park in the sky” on the roof of the development.
Objectors will have an opportunity to cross examine the developers later today or tomorrow.
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The planning body is holding an oral hearing on the €1.25 billion mixed use proposal by developers Chartered Land.
The “Dublin Central” plan is opposed by bodies including An Taisce, the National Graves Association and relatives of the signatories of the 1916 Proclamation of Independence.
Witness for the developers, commercial property consultant Neil Bannon, said the city centre’s position as the premier shopping destination was under constant erosion from shopping centres on the outskirts of Dublin and further afield.
Retailers were queuing up to open stores in the city centre but the extent of prime shopping space in Dublin was “quite limited”, he said.
He said this development was “the most significant retail opportunity in this generation” and was a “truly unique opportunity”.
The 5.5 acre plan includes a John Lewis department store, 100 shops, 64 apartments, 17 restaurants and a “park in the sky” on the roof of the development.
Objectors will have an opportunity to cross examine the developers later today or tomorrow.
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Anger as developers plan to demolish 1916 site
A MASSIVE €1.25bn shopping centre on Ireland's busiest thoroughfare would involve demolishing listed buildings including the site of the last stand of the 1916 rebels, a public hearing was told yesterday.
James Connolly Heron, a relative of 1916 leader James Connolly, voiced his concerns at the plan to redevelop the site of the old Carlton cinema site on Dublin's O'Connell Street.
Developer Joe O'Reilly, through his development company Chartered Land, proposes creating a mixed-use development of 125,000 square metres on a 5.5 acre site bounded by O'Connell Street, Parnell Street and Moore Street.
Two new public streets will be created and three new public squares. There will be 64 apartments, 98 shops, 17 restaurants and the anchor tenant will be the John Lewis department store.
In addition, a 'park in the sky' will be built on the upper storeys -- allowing shoppers to look out over the city. The scheme will be eight-storeys high, and have four basement levels. A theatre and art gallery will also be provided, while the 1916 houses on Moore Street will be converted into a commemorative centre.
But plans to relocate the 1937 art deco facade of what used to be the Carlton cinema have proved controversial. The developers also propose retaining the facades of 12 listed structures, but conservationists say the entire buildings should be protected.
Undermined
The Irish Georgian Society also said it had 'serious concerns' about a proposed public plaza on O'Connell Street which was more a "tolerable, if grandiose, entrance to a shopping mall" rather than a true public space.
The scheme was too tall, and demolishing protected structures would "undermine" the historic streetscape, Emmeline Henderson said.
"To grant permission in its current form would result in the architectural and historic character of O'Connell Street being seriously and irreversibly undermined."
Moore Street traders urged that permission be granted, saying that the derelict nature of much of the site was a "negative feature" and it was a "miracle" that the market had survived.
"If Moore Street is not developed it will die," Ernie Beggs said. "Last year, we lost 15 traders to retirement."
The An Bord Pleanala planning hearing is expected to last for up to a week and objectors include An Taisce, Treasury Holdings, the National Graves Association and Relatives of the Signatories of the Proclamation of Independence.
Paul Melia
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James Connolly Heron, a relative of 1916 leader James Connolly, voiced his concerns at the plan to redevelop the site of the old Carlton cinema site on Dublin's O'Connell Street.
Developer Joe O'Reilly, through his development company Chartered Land, proposes creating a mixed-use development of 125,000 square metres on a 5.5 acre site bounded by O'Connell Street, Parnell Street and Moore Street.
Two new public streets will be created and three new public squares. There will be 64 apartments, 98 shops, 17 restaurants and the anchor tenant will be the John Lewis department store.
In addition, a 'park in the sky' will be built on the upper storeys -- allowing shoppers to look out over the city. The scheme will be eight-storeys high, and have four basement levels. A theatre and art gallery will also be provided, while the 1916 houses on Moore Street will be converted into a commemorative centre.
But plans to relocate the 1937 art deco facade of what used to be the Carlton cinema have proved controversial. The developers also propose retaining the facades of 12 listed structures, but conservationists say the entire buildings should be protected.
Undermined
The Irish Georgian Society also said it had 'serious concerns' about a proposed public plaza on O'Connell Street which was more a "tolerable, if grandiose, entrance to a shopping mall" rather than a true public space.
The scheme was too tall, and demolishing protected structures would "undermine" the historic streetscape, Emmeline Henderson said.
"To grant permission in its current form would result in the architectural and historic character of O'Connell Street being seriously and irreversibly undermined."
Moore Street traders urged that permission be granted, saying that the derelict nature of much of the site was a "negative feature" and it was a "miracle" that the market had survived.
"If Moore Street is not developed it will die," Ernie Beggs said. "Last year, we lost 15 traders to retirement."
The An Bord Pleanala planning hearing is expected to last for up to a week and objectors include An Taisce, Treasury Holdings, the National Graves Association and Relatives of the Signatories of the Proclamation of Independence.
Paul Melia
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Carlton cinema site development 'could undermine character of O'Connell Street'
THE PROPOSED €1.25 billion redevelopment of a 5.5 acre site centred on the former Carlton cinema on O’Connell Street, could “serious and irreversibly” undermine the character of Dublin’s main street, An Bord Pleanála has been told.
The appeal hearing on the development which includes a four-storey “park in the sky”, a branch of British department store John Lewis, almost 100 shops, 64 apartments, and 2,868sq m of offices was opened by An Bord Pleanála yesterday.
Developers Chartered Land told the hearing that the scheme would make a “positive and powerful contribution to the city as a whole”.
The developer’s architect Mark Turpin said the area was considered by many to have become unsafe and had “suffered stagnation over a long period” but the proposed scheme would transform the area and regenerate what was the “civic spine” of Dublin.
The development area bounded by O’Connell Street, Moore Street Henry Street and Parnell Street would include three new public squares, two new streets, and would involve the relocation of two protected structures: the 19th-century O’Connell Hall, and the facade of the former Carlton cinema.
The Georgian Society of Ireland told the hearing that it strongly opposed the relocation of the protected structures, and the insertion of a new plaza on O’Connell Street. The society’s assistant director Emmeline Henderson said the plaza would “detract from the 18th-century urban form” of O’Connell Street and “compromises the existing civic spine”.
The society also objected to the height of the development, which, at 40 metres, it felt was excessive in such an architecturally sensitive area. The “excessive level of facadism”, where the fronts of several buildings were being retained while their interiors would be demolished, was also considered objectionable
If An Bord Pleanála allowed the development to go ahead in its current form it would “result in the architectural and historic character of O’Connell Street being seriously and irreversibly undermined,” Ms Henderson said.
The Moore Street Traders Committee, which represents the market stall holders, said the area had suffered “prolonged dereliction” and the subject site had been a major negative feature of the area. “It is in this context that the Moore Street traders welcome the proposed development,” committee spokesman Ernie Beggs said.
The proposed development sought to integrate the existing market and would allow it to develop and grow. It would also protect the structures of the heritage buildings on Moore Street, Mr Beggs said.
However, James Connolly Heron of the Save Moore Street Committee said the development involved the demolition of part of the National Monument buildings of 14-16 Moore Street, which were used during the 1916 Rising, and infringed upon their setting.
Mr Connolly Heron, who is a great-grandson of James Connolly, said Chartered Land had allowed the National Monument buildings to deteriorate and decay. The state of the monument “is a national disgrace”, he said.
Dublin City Council had reached a deal to sell the site Chartered Land instead of putting the project out to tender, which was in contravention of EU guidelines, Mr Connolly Heron said, and was allowing the demolition of protected structures contrary to development controls.
The park in the sky, which slopes for four storeys on the roof of the development was “entirely inappropriate” and was at odds with the “grand terrace form” of O’Connell Street, he said.
The hearing continues today.
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The appeal hearing on the development which includes a four-storey “park in the sky”, a branch of British department store John Lewis, almost 100 shops, 64 apartments, and 2,868sq m of offices was opened by An Bord Pleanála yesterday.
Developers Chartered Land told the hearing that the scheme would make a “positive and powerful contribution to the city as a whole”.
The developer’s architect Mark Turpin said the area was considered by many to have become unsafe and had “suffered stagnation over a long period” but the proposed scheme would transform the area and regenerate what was the “civic spine” of Dublin.
The development area bounded by O’Connell Street, Moore Street Henry Street and Parnell Street would include three new public squares, two new streets, and would involve the relocation of two protected structures: the 19th-century O’Connell Hall, and the facade of the former Carlton cinema.
The Georgian Society of Ireland told the hearing that it strongly opposed the relocation of the protected structures, and the insertion of a new plaza on O’Connell Street. The society’s assistant director Emmeline Henderson said the plaza would “detract from the 18th-century urban form” of O’Connell Street and “compromises the existing civic spine”.
The society also objected to the height of the development, which, at 40 metres, it felt was excessive in such an architecturally sensitive area. The “excessive level of facadism”, where the fronts of several buildings were being retained while their interiors would be demolished, was also considered objectionable
If An Bord Pleanála allowed the development to go ahead in its current form it would “result in the architectural and historic character of O’Connell Street being seriously and irreversibly undermined,” Ms Henderson said.
The Moore Street Traders Committee, which represents the market stall holders, said the area had suffered “prolonged dereliction” and the subject site had been a major negative feature of the area. “It is in this context that the Moore Street traders welcome the proposed development,” committee spokesman Ernie Beggs said.
The proposed development sought to integrate the existing market and would allow it to develop and grow. It would also protect the structures of the heritage buildings on Moore Street, Mr Beggs said.
However, James Connolly Heron of the Save Moore Street Committee said the development involved the demolition of part of the National Monument buildings of 14-16 Moore Street, which were used during the 1916 Rising, and infringed upon their setting.
Mr Connolly Heron, who is a great-grandson of James Connolly, said Chartered Land had allowed the National Monument buildings to deteriorate and decay. The state of the monument “is a national disgrace”, he said.
Dublin City Council had reached a deal to sell the site Chartered Land instead of putting the project out to tender, which was in contravention of EU guidelines, Mr Connolly Heron said, and was allowing the demolition of protected structures contrary to development controls.
The park in the sky, which slopes for four storeys on the roof of the development was “entirely inappropriate” and was at odds with the “grand terrace form” of O’Connell Street, he said.
The hearing continues today.
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Sunday, 2 November 2008
Giant O'Connell Street drug banner not for tourist view
THE famous architectural facade of the Carlton cinema on Dublin's O'Connell Street is to be covered with a giant canvas poster advertising a confidential telephone line on which people can report suspected drug dealers.
But organisers say they have kept potentially negative reaction from foreign visitors in mind – and will take down the poster during the busy tourist season.
The giant canvas will advertise a free phone number so that people who are intimidated by criminal elements can report drug dealing directly to gardaí.
"For the Carlton cinema we have prepared a very large banner with a message – 'dial to stop drug dealing' – and a phone number," explained Labour Party TD Joe Costello, who has helped initiate the scheme.
But admitting that the poster will overlook one of Dublin's main tourist thoroughfares, he said: "It is not something that is going to be around over the summer months. We will keep it over Christmas but we can't have the Carlton indefinitely.
"We asked them if we could have it for a short while and they thought it would be a great idea and said 'yes'. We feel it being erected in a prominent place in the non-tourist seasons would not affect tourism. Effectively the tourist season starts on St Patrick's Day and goes on until September."
The north inner city is one of a number of areas where pilot programmes, funded by the Department of Justice, encourage information on drug dealers to be handed over to the authorities on a confidential basis.
"The idea is that where drugs are being pushed, that someone has a free phone number to get on to straight away and they don't have to worry that they are contacting the gardaí if that makes them feel intimidated," Costello said.
The programme will be launched on 11 November in the Gresham Hotel, opposite the giant advertisement. In tandem with the poster and the launch of the 24-hour phone number, other initiatives have been designed to encourage those in the know to indirectly inform authorities of illegal activity.
The phone number will also be printed on beer mats and posters and some 30,000 leaflets will be delivered to households in areas covered by Store Street, Mountjoy, Fitzgibbon Street and Bride-well garda stations.
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But organisers say they have kept potentially negative reaction from foreign visitors in mind – and will take down the poster during the busy tourist season.
The giant canvas will advertise a free phone number so that people who are intimidated by criminal elements can report drug dealing directly to gardaí.
"For the Carlton cinema we have prepared a very large banner with a message – 'dial to stop drug dealing' – and a phone number," explained Labour Party TD Joe Costello, who has helped initiate the scheme.
But admitting that the poster will overlook one of Dublin's main tourist thoroughfares, he said: "It is not something that is going to be around over the summer months. We will keep it over Christmas but we can't have the Carlton indefinitely.
"We asked them if we could have it for a short while and they thought it would be a great idea and said 'yes'. We feel it being erected in a prominent place in the non-tourist seasons would not affect tourism. Effectively the tourist season starts on St Patrick's Day and goes on until September."
The north inner city is one of a number of areas where pilot programmes, funded by the Department of Justice, encourage information on drug dealers to be handed over to the authorities on a confidential basis.
"The idea is that where drugs are being pushed, that someone has a free phone number to get on to straight away and they don't have to worry that they are contacting the gardaí if that makes them feel intimidated," Costello said.
The programme will be launched on 11 November in the Gresham Hotel, opposite the giant advertisement. In tandem with the poster and the launch of the 24-hour phone number, other initiatives have been designed to encourage those in the know to indirectly inform authorities of illegal activity.
The phone number will also be printed on beer mats and posters and some 30,000 leaflets will be delivered to households in areas covered by Store Street, Mountjoy, Fitzgibbon Street and Bride-well garda stations.
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