The Irish Times

A lay Catholic group has called on the Government to abandon plans to erect the Spike in Dublin's O'Connell Street. Describing itself as "a lay voluntary group to promote the proper understanding of the Millennium and 2000 years of Christianity", Millennium Ireland said it had hoped the Government and Dublin Corporation "would understand the significance of the occasion by erecting a statue of Christ the King or of St Patrick in O'Connell Street or in some other prominent position."