The Irish Times

A glazed high-rise complex proposed for George's Quay, Dublin, would not be a shimmering crystalline structure but a giant wall blocking summer evening sunshine for up to 1,000 residents, a planning appeal hearing heard yesterday. Mr Ciarán Cuffe, a Green Party city councillor and architect, told the Bord Pleanála hearing that schools and homes south of the proposed development would be affected by the shadow cast from its 73-metre skyscraper. The board is considering eight appeals against Dublin Corporation's decision to give permission to Cosgrave Property Group to build offices, shops and apartments on the site across the Liffey from the Custom House.