I have already posted about the Customs House a beautiful neoclassical 18th century building. Close by and on the left of this picture stands Liberty Hall. A 16 story dessicated husk of a 1960’s building. It was designed to be an aesthetically pleasing tower of light with clear glass windows allowing passersby to see into and through the building. A bomb is the 1970s but pay to that and the clear glass was replaced with shatter proof reflective glass which blocks the view and is now covered in peeling plastic.
Liberty Hall is owned by one of Irelands largest trade unions SIPTU who have applied for planning permission to tear down and rebuild the tower. The Customs House, almost 200 years older, is better designed, better maintained and will likely last far longer than the current tower or its replacement.