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Sat 11 Nov 2009Sky's the limit
ARCHITECTURE:The Pigeon House stacks, a recognisable feature of Dublin’s skyline, might soon come tumbling down. What else have we got to look up at in the wake of the boom? asks JONATHAN DEBURCA BUTLER
IN PART OF THE video for Phil Lynott’s Old Town, the singer is standing in a boat on the Liffey near where the East Link Bridge is today. To the left of shot, as Philo bobbles from side to side, narrating the story of a boy and a girl, a Guinness ships sits anchored beside a giant grey gasometer, while in the distance Liberty Hall stands tall but somewhat lonely and conspicuous against a skyline that is notable for its lack of buildings.
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