Poolbeg Chimneys

The #PoolbegChimneys at #Poolbeg are iconic #Dublin. #SavePoolbeg.

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@LaceyDermot Would it be possible for you to share the letter or email?

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@samandpat11 The ESB recently committed €5 million to them, including repainting them, so a GoFundMe probably not required.

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@RobLooseCannon They're not actually protected.

The process to protect them was paused as the ESB committed to keeping them and it was felt that protecting them at that exact time would just have slowed down the planned conservation works.

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The chimneys of Poolbeg thermal generating station, known locally as Pigeon House, are an iconic part of Dublin's skyline. Situated on an artificial peninsula of reclaimed land, they feature in music videos, movies, and novels. The distinctive red and white twins were built in 1969 and 1977 and are approximately 207.5m high.

Home to the occasional peregrine falcon and charity abseiler, they were decommissioned in 2010. The ESB threatened to demolish them, but due to public outcry, the chimneys were granted protected status in July 2014. May they guard the mouth of Dublin Bay for generations to come!

“Pigeon House” station itself first began generating electricity in 1903. It gets its name from the caretaker’s lodge, built way back in 1760, to provide shelter for labourers building the Great South Wall. John Pidgeon was the first caretaker, hence the name. He set up a kitchen there, originally just for local labourers. However, it soon became a popular restaurant for the general public and then a hotel.

But revolution was in the seaside air, and after the failed Rebellion of 1798, the site morphed again in to the Pigeon House Military Fort. An impressive base boasting trenches, drawbridges, and its own hospital.

Change came again in 1897. Dublin Corporation converted the site to a sewage processing facility, and then its final reincarnation was an electrical power station.

The name "Poolbeg" originates from the Poolbeg lighthouse, built in 1767 on the aforementioned Great South Wall. It marked the “Poole Begge”, the tidal pool at the entrance to Dublin Harbour.

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The chimneys of Poolbeg thermal generating station, known locally as Pigeon House, are an iconic part of Dublin's skyline. Situated on an artificial peninsula of reclaimed land, they feature in music videos, movies, and novels.

[Shane Waring @shanewaring]

How about it @ESBGroup?
#WarmingStripes @EamonRyan

[Ciaran Cannon @ciarancannon]

A Dublin sundown.

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@guilfoylephotos Is it ok for this account to use your photo as its profile image? 🙏

[Gearoid_guilfoyle_photography @guilfoylephotos]

Clontarf sunset, the evening light hitting Poolbeg

[David Lynch📷 @DAVIDLYNCHY]

Dublin City 2014. #dublin @PhotosOfDublin

[Poolbeg Chimneys @PoolbegChimneys]

Thank you Paddy. RIP 😔

[Paddy Cahill @CahillPaddy]

Sun on the Liffey and Poolbeg looking well this evening.
#5kmfromhome

[Mohsin Kamal 🇮🇪 🇵🇰 @mohsinkamal169]

Oh Dublin !
You’re beautiful ☺️

[Emmett Scanlon @Emmett_Scanlon]

The chimneys are under attack from the ground up! Should we save them?

#poolbeg

https://t.co/OC7TZeJCbR

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@adrianweckler Ok to use your photo as the profile for this account?

[Cllr Claire Byrne @CByrneGreen]

How do you feel about the poolbeg chimneys?

[Cllr Claire Byrne @CByrneGreen]

Talking about the #poolbeg chimneys again today in @thejournal_ie. Love them or loathe them, they are undeniably an iconic feature of our skyline & are quintessentially Dublin to me. I'd like to keep them intact,but there are questions around their safety. https://t.co/ZqhkciQZ9R

[Dublin Chamber @DubCham]

Knock them down? Paint them? A lot of talk recently about the future of the Poolbeg chimneys. Would you miss them if they were gone? #BetterDublin

[Graeme McQueen @GraemeMcQ]

Interesting discussion from tonight’s @drivetimerte about the future of the Poolbeg chimneys. Idea of making them a tourist attraction is a nice one... but sounds like a pipe dream. Worth a listen! https://t.co/2ny5ySTx62

[Irish Times Letters @ITletters]

Irish Times Letters: Sky’s the limit for Poolbeg chimneys https://t.co/UtMLL4Aidz

[Paulphotos @paulcdaly]

Saturday morning #dublin #liffey @Poolbeg_Light @PoolbegChimneys @VisitDublin @StormHour @WeatherCee @PictureIreland