Site HighlightsWelcome to the new Dublin in Bits site.Where are we? Our new Google Map shows you where we are, we'll be adding to this over the next while. How can I help? You can help Dublin in Bits to continue to provide our own particular vision of Dublin by making a donation. What's the Story? Our occasional series of comments on Dublin and what's happening to it. This month: Why the Irish Property Bubble has Already Burst  | Glen Of the Downs A free set of screen background
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Windows Once you've downloaded the image for your monitor, place it on your desktop using the Control Panel. Macintosh Use your System Preferences to set your desktop to the image. The Glen of the Downs lies to the South of the city, in the Wicklow Mountains. During the nineties, as the city sprawled ever further, thousands of commuters moved out into the Wicklow countryside, and simultaneously the volume of heavy goods traffic with the coastal towns to the South expanded. The narrow and dangerous N11 became a nightmare of congestion, so the local authorities decided to destroy many hundreds of trees and the habitat they supported in the Nature Reserve of the Glen. Having made their name at Manchester Airport and other developments in the UK, dozens of eco-activists descended on the Glen of the Downs and established a community of protest among, below, and in the branches of the threatened trees. Following a protracted legal battle lasting several years, the eco-warriors were finally evicted and, though a few stalwarts went to jail in defiance of the courts, the trees eventaully succumbed and the construction work commenced. |
New WorkJuly 2010 The gallery is constantly adding new pieces to its portfolio, from existing and emerging artists. |
