31 thoughts on “Rejoyce

  1. kurtz

    Oh good. So that’s an architecturally unimportant derelict building where a fictitious event took place saved.

  2. Clampers Outside!

    The Ormond…..

    I think I was chewin’ the face off myself, grinning from ear to ear and hugging two or three big six foot sweaty massive muscle men at the same time about 10 or 15 years ago when I was in there last :)

    Shoulda knocked it.

    Where’s Sarah Murphy?

    1. Snoouchthebigoouch

      Your ideas are intriguing to me and i wish to subscribe to your newsletter

    1. smoothlikemurphys

      Why is it good news? We get to keep an absolute eyesore of a derelict building instead of letting someone develop it and breath some life into an absolute sh!thole of an area?

  3. phil

    Did we not run Joyce out of the country for being a pornographer ? I know at some point the world told us he was a literary giant, and then Irelands view of joyce changed to positive when the greasy fingered merchants found a way to make money out of him , just not sure what date that happened ….

  4. Michael Smith

    Refusal nothing to do with Joycean connections. Was because scheme ‘monolithic and unsympathetic’ to quays and had negative impact on adjoining buildings. Good decision from the sensible wing of An Bord Pleanála.

    1. All the good ones fly south for winter

      It’s the the military wing of An Bord Pleanála that make all the bad decisions.

  5. rmc

    Can’t swing your mickey in inner Dublin without hitting it off something that appeared in Ulysses. the book is literally two lads walking around town for a day.

  6. Nilbert

    also, the Ormond Hotel as we know it was built in the 1970s, nothing remains of the original hotel that was protrayed in Ulysses.

    1. Disgrace

      The evidence suggests it was rebuilt in 1900 – and may contain some earlier fabric too. It’s also book-ended by protected structures, including one of the most important (and oldest) houses in Dublin (No. 6)

      Aside from all that, it’s this line from the inspectors report that sums it up for me

      “The Ormond Hotel is a real, tangible link to world-famous Ulysses book
      and selling point for the city which will be lost forever if demolition is
      permitted”

  7. The florist

    Proof history has too strong a hold on the mafia of the mediocre, no doubt they’ll want a mock Georgian front like the rest of the crap along the quays.

  8. Michael Smith

    @theflorist
    No greater mediocrity than ignorance combined with unwillingness to research. Not one of the ten or more submissions considered in the process sought a mock Georgian front.

    1. The florist

      Your right no of the submissions had a mock Georgian front, I wasn’t having a go at the submitters but the submitted to!

  9. philip

    The Ormond Hotel is saved because a poet wrote fictional characters in it…… But Moore Street won’t be …….What a poo little country this is!

  10. Michael Smith

    @philip No greater pooness than getting it completely wrong about everything and then sending your poo view to broadsheet.ie

    1. The Old Boy

      The reply buttons are installed for your convenience. Please use them. And for goodness sake, lay off the gratuitous superlatives.

    2. Booze filth shocker

      @Michael Smith
      No greater commenting than commenting on a broadsheet commenter’s comment
      *slow clap

    1. Medium Sized C

      Nobody.
      It was refused based on what they wanted to replace it with.

      Actually reading it, one wonders how Dun Laoghaire got away with the library.

    2. bisted

      I wrote this almost a year ago:
      ….Joyce once said that Dublin could be rebuilt brick-by-brick from the pages of Ulysses. While this might be a bit fanciful, the interior bar and dining areas of the of the Ormond could certainly be re-constructed from the pages of Sirens.

      He was meticulous with detail when crafting Ulysses and nowhere moreso than here. The image he creates is of an establishment slightly past its prime and the staff and clientele reflect this.

      It would be great to see the place restored as a hotel and retaining the name. It would be even better if people like Ruadhán MacEoin could be involved as consultants with the objective of maintaining the fabric of the original.

      …the new Minister for the Arts has a golden opportunity to champion several projects such as the purchase of the O2 theatre and establish it as a National Theatre. A joint venture to restore the Ormond Hotel would be a win-win …in my opinion.

  11. DeSelby

    Funny how many people are saying this building should be knocked. It’s in stark contrast with the general view of the Poolbeg chimneys.

    Clearly architectural value is highly subjective, and my view falls into the minority. I thought the plans looked horrendous.

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