Decision by ESB on Poolbeg Chimneys to be welcomed but action to have them included on list of Protected Structures will continue
While I welcome this interim proposed action by the ESB there is still a need to ensure that their final retention is a matter for the elected representatives of the people of Dublin through the City Council.
The fact is that these Chimneys are now seen by many Dubliners as Icons of our Industrial heritage and the very backdrop to so many accounts of Dublin that they must be saved.
Accordingly I will be persisting with my motion to have them included on the list of Protected Structures and I expect that to come back to us as elected Councillors at our meeting on May 11th
