Judge rules 'Spike' cannot proceed at present

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 1999 / July 3 1999: Judge rules 'Spike' cannot proceed at present

Dublin Corporation cannot proceed for the present with construction of the proposed 400ft millennium monument in O'Connell Street, Dublin, the High Court ruled yesterday. Because the corporation failed to adhere to correct procedures in the planning process, Mr Justice Thomas Smyth directed the entire process for construction must start again. The corporation has already spent some Ł600,000 on the project. The judge quashed a decision of the corporation of March 1st to proceed with construction. His ruling means additional delay and costs in constructing the new steel "Spike".

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