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A PIANO WILL be permanently installed in Pearse Station from Thursday for commuters to play while waiting for their train.
Inspired by pianos in London stations like St Pancras, John Murphy, a piano tuner, contacted Irish Rail with the view of installing one in Ireland.
“I want to encourage people to go back to an instrument no matter what age or ability,” Murphy told TheJournal.ie.
Everyone should be encouraged to sit down and play.
The piano will be decorated by Waterford artist Sarah Edmonson with an underwater scene, including a giant octopus, to represent the coastal path followed by the DART.
Edmonson told TheJournal.ie that she was happy to be able to disrupt a public space with a piece of art “that’s accessible to people and very inclusive”.
Open to all
Murphy wants to remind people that, if they have instruments at home they haven’t touched for years, they can be played again.
The added benefit is brightening peoples’ commutes: “Something quirky and usual can brighten someone’s day.”
The piano will be installed in the station’s southbound platform, where trains depart to places like Bray, Greystones and Rosslare.
While Irish Rail “doesn’t expect a queue”, it hopes those waiting for trains will decide to try it out, Jane Cregan, Irish Rail spokespeson, told TheJournal.ie.
The piano will be chained to the railings that divide the platform from the area after the ticket scanners to prevent theft.
“We have staff in Pearse Station 24/7,” Cregan said. While it cannot guarantee that the piano will not be vandalised, “we hope people will have respect”, she said.
We have to have faith in humanity.
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I still find this story quite upsetting.
Yes. I cry every time I think about John McAreavey. Such a lovely man. Such a lovely wife he had. Such a lovely family. Such a tragedy their time together was so short.
Hopefully the family will get justice. Heartbreaking incident.
And hopefully too the right people will be in the dock
No words can ever relate what sadness it is and no amount of jail time that her murderers will ever serve will ever bring back Michaela back to her Husband and Family May she rest in Peace and may her Husband and Family find some closure
Hi Ms. Wade,
The title of the article is misleading-perhaphs you might consider changing it? it reads ‘Michaela McAreavey accused to go on trial in Mauritius’. Perhaps something more suitable might read ‘Trial commences this week for the accused in the ‘Michaela McAreavey Trial’ in Mauritius, where two local men are charged with her murder’. Just a suggestion.
I also thought about not great grammar in the title, what a sad story anyways, beyond my comprehension…
I don’t trust the police and the local guy arrested didn’t seem fit enough to stand in court the first time. It looked like the confession was beaten out him. All very suspicious. Poor woman – and her family.
I reckon there is more to this than meets the eye…. Not entirely convinced the husband is totally innocent tbh. Sounds like a sex game gone wrong or something. No DNA ?? (awaits flames).
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