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AN ARTWORK BEARING the tag of renowned graffiti artist Banksy has appeared at the site of the Moore Street protests.
The art shows a depiction of the famous photo of Pádraig Pearse surrendering to British General Lowe as the 1916 Rising failed.
However, in this version, the British soldiers are wearing hi-vis jackets, mimicking the builders at the site.
Earlier this month a group of protesters occupied the site where it is believed Pearse and other 1916 rebels surrendered after the Rising.
Restoration work at the site on 14-17 Moore Street, which has been declared a National Monument, began last November after the government stepped in to buy the site.
A High Court action taken by the 1916 Relatives Association has halted those works, but protesters have continued their campaign, with a rally to be held tomorrow.
But, is the artwork a genuine Banksy? TheJournal.ie has reached out to the anonymous artist to ask, but the tag suggests that it’s not.
A look at his website shows that Banksy tends not to tag his works.
Either way, it’s either a Banksy piece or a good-looking homage.
Thanks to John Rooney for sending on the photos
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Tax payer to the rescue
McConalogue playing politics and pandering to his local support base to ensure his re-election.100 per cent redress is unjustified and unwarranted. Only in Ireland, the world continues to laugh.
@Raymond Barry: I take it your a FFG Me Feiner?! It’s the government’s fault regulation was weak and its the quarrys owners responsibility to compensate for the defective product they sold! Count yourself lucky you aren’t one of the families affected.
@Raymond Barry: It would be amazing if he gets in next time but he won’t care with TD and minister pension
And who will the tax payer get a 100% redress from……answers on a postcard to no one, at any time, ever!!!!
@Brian McDonnell: you should count yourself lucky you aren’t one of those homeowners. Whilst someone has to pay the price for this whether redress or criminally, the homeowners should definitely be helped, their homes are falling down, how is that fair on them. I do think who ever took shortcuts, probably the quary, then the owners need to be personally liable, they should not be allowed hide behind a limited company on something the scale of this
I’d like to see the governments definition of the word ‘soon’. Because it’s been coming ‘soon’ for a bloody long time at this stage
That should all get a bog basic 3 bed timber house not the mansions they have to keep tax payer bill down
@Gerrard: if your wash machine broke down you wouldn’t be happy to get a sub-standard replacement. 100% redress just like in Leinster with Pyrite.
@Peter McGlynn: Likewise, If you buy and insure a car and 5 years later it is written off, you still only get market value, not a new car. If the fault was with the manufacturer, you go to the manufacturer for compensation.
Only I Ireland This government are a farce
Most of these House are blots on the landscape. Build energy efficient homes that blend in with the landscape. There must be a cap on costs. And the tax payer should not be stuck with a bill for rent or internal fittings.
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