Construction of Millennium Spire to begin today

Work on the controversial Millennium Spire is due to begin in Dublin this morning.

Mon, 08 Apr, 2002 - 08:08

Work on the controversial Millennium Spire is due to begin in Dublin this morning.

The 120m monument is being constructed on the spot where Nelson’s Pillar once stood, before it was demolished by the IRA in the 1960s.

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