Spike the rest – let’s call it O’Connell’s Rod

NOW that it is finally erected in all its glory, I would like to propose an alternative name for the Spire in Dublin.

Fri, 21 Feb, 2003 - 00:00

Let's call it after the Liberator 'O'Connell's Rod.' The current statue on O'Connell Street does not pay sufficient tribute to the enormity of O'Connell's achievements for his country.

Colm Ó Mongáin,

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