SHARON SHANNON, Hudson Taylor, The Frank and Walters, and Kíla are just a few of the names that will be headlining gigs at Monroe’s Live as live music returns to the Dominick Street venue.
A report this week will raise hackles among some of those whose memory of Dublinâs cultural landscape stretches back 20 years or more.
âHaving lain dormant since its sale to a consortium of developers including Paddy Kelly and the McCormack familyâs investment vehicle Alanis Capital in 2003, the former City Arts Centre on Dublinâs City Quay is being offered to the market once again,â the article stated, quoting sales agent John Swarbrigg: âThis is the very last opportunity to acquire a much sought after waterfront site in Dublinâs docklandsâ.
Roll up, roll up, for the final ride on the carousel that has been the redevelopment of Dublinâs eastern quays. It seems appropriate that the last spin of these lucrative dice should fall on this particular slice of real estate. Because itâs bad enough that a highly prominent building, a few metres across the Liffey from the Custom House, has been allowed to squat, sad, empty and near-derel