3 years I think
Be that now before they get planning anyway
You could solve Mary I’s accomodation needs there fairly quickly and also free up some housing.
I remember when they blew it up (or tried to!) Everyone and their dog was lined up to see Ranks come down but there was a problem with the detonation and it was postponed.
Happened shortly after then.
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I remember it differently.
They tried to blue it up a couple of times and then gave up due to making other buildings unstable. Knocked it down bit by bit then.
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Yeah, they tried it a few times, expectations building all the while. Didn’t realise they abandoned the TNT altogether.
We’re any of the blasts successful? I’m fairly sure there were loud bangs and dust clouds but you have me questioning that now you bollocks.
Had a look for it myself. I remember the excitement being brought down to watch it.
The first attempt at demolition using 750lbs of Frangex explosives caused the silo to merely “quake” [2]. On the second attempt, using 850lbs of explosives, the structure ‘just jumped ten feet in the air and sat down’ [3]. Its jaunty 75 degree angle quickly earned it the soubriquet The Leaning Tower of Limerick . Adopting a less-is-more approach, the third attempt used 450lbs of Frangex ‘but did not appear to have the slightest effect on the stubborn silo’ [4]. The silo eventually succumbed to the wrecker’s ball in July 1989 with its destruction making the headlines of The Limerick Leader
The author of that article may or may not have posted here briefly previously.
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Eh… It’s the bedrock of Limerick.
It’s our heritage 
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@Copper_pipe who was targeted in these raids?
Six homes raided and 30 arrested following major Garda operation in Limerick (irishexaminer.com)
I heard they raided in Assumpta Park and Maiden Street. 2 new BMWs taken away on a recovery truck.
5k worth of drugs divided by 30 people could be get them all under the personal use threshold 
I am going starting a save Sarsfield house campaign.
They haven’t gone out of their way in coming up with options, it’s almost as if there might be vested interests pushing an angle somewhere. Option 1 is to leave everything as is and even specifies the tourist office will be left empty.
Ah good, if there’s one thing the development of Limerick City has been missing, it’s framework options.
Bonus points awarded to submissions that include the phrase “world class waterfront”.
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We could be looking at replacing Sarsfield House with the Sydney Opera House yet. Only across the road from the Opera Square.
No Quarter asked or given