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A GROUP RESPONSIBLE for distinctive street art in Dublin has been ordered to pay almost €4500 in fines and legal costs for an unauthorised mural on a protected structure.
Paradigm Arts Group Limited, known as Subset, with an address at Zion Court, Rathgar, D.6, was summonsed to appear at Dublin District Court.
Dublin City Council prosecuted the artists over a mostly black and white mural titled Think & Wonder.
It appeared on the gable end of Granthams cafe, 5/6 Camden Market, Grantham Street, facing Pleasant Place, in the city’s south side in 2019.
It has since been replaced by another piece of artwork described by a judge as “something you would see in Amsterdam”.
The council accused the group of not complying with an enforcement notice to remove the mural.
The Paradigm Arts Group Limited was known as Subset, Judge Anthony Halpin was told.
Despite being notified about the court date, it did not have a representative at the proceedings yesterday/today (Tue).
The hearing carried on in its absence.
Paddy Keogh, a council planning enforcement officer, said a complaint was received on October 2, 2019.
The artists painted a mural over the gable end of Granthams cafe, 5/6 Camden Market, Grantham Street in the city’s south side.
The complaint stated it was erected and signed by Subset, he said.
The judge noted the cafe owner had no control over the mural.
The council sent warning letters to Subset because the artwork was on a protected structure without planning permission.
Keogh said the only response was from a planning consultant who stated the mural was exempt as the premises is not a protected structure.
“The premises is in fact protected,” the planning officer told the court.
An enforcement notice was sent requiring the removal of the mural.
Judge Halpin was shown photos of the original mural but was told the paintwork changed regularly.
Keogh checked the location yesterday/today (Tue) morning, and it had a different mural of two people in an embrace.
The officer showed the judge a photograph of the new artwork.
“I won’t spend too much time working that out. It’s something you would see in Amsterdam,” Judge Halpin remarked.
He fined the art group €1500 and ordered it to pay €2946 toward the council’s cost within three months.
Dublin City Council prosecuted the artists over a mostly black and white mural titled Think & Wonder.
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Seen a small child running on his ‘own’ and didn’t think to stop and check if he was with someone..?!!
Good point Derina… A couple of times I’ve been out walking my dog and I’ve seen young toddlers out walking on their own. I’ve stopped them and sure enough 20secs later their poor mother or father would be running down the street after them, panicked. The other problem nowadays is that people can be reluctant to interfere in case they are accused of something. Personally I wouldn’t care what people thought, a toddler out alone is in danger from all sorts of things so I’d make it my place to stay with them until Mammy/Daddy showed up or call the gardai.
Man approaches small child he doesn’t know with no parents nearby…
To be quite honest, I doubt I’d stop in those circumstances.
Have to say, sad state of affairs but I would have to agree with you and I think quite a lot of people would too.
That’s the thing Chris… As I said above, some people, men in particular would probably be afraid to stop and check. Sadly that’s the society we now live in. Fear of false accusation is terrible.
Very strange they did not stop and help, hold him until police came. ,What is wrong with folk today ?
Praying for the little boy’s safe return.
Agree with who
Chris
Thanks
There must be more to this story that the police aren’t saying.
It’s so sad I really hope he is found safe.
A few years ago I was walking home with my own son from the local shopping centre when I noticed a young boy of about 3 years old slowing walking along. I walked by him but I thought it strange him being on his own. He was about half a mile from the centre. I went back to him and I asked him where was his mum. He said he didn’t know. I brought him back to my house and I rang the security in the shopping centre on the off chance she was there. Sure enough his mother was frantically looking for him and had gone to security. She confirmed his name and what he was wearing. The security guy drove her to my house to collect him. The poor woman was hysterical I’ll never forget her face. To this day I’m so glad I went back to him, people shouldn’t be afraid to approach if it means saving a child’s life.
This story reminds me of Madeline McCann, I have a feeling the mother knows a lot more than she’s telling people
So Aaron u reckon Madeline Mc Canns mother knows more than she saying?
Yeah I do, both her and the father, always believed it from the start that they were keeping something to themselves about it
Ridiculous comment
They were questioned by both the Portuguese police and the British so Im sure if they had anything to do with it one or other would have seen through their stories
The Portugese named them as suspects and after swearing they’d never leave Portugal without Maddie they did a legger back to the UK on a private chartered flight within a couple of days.
Its pointless mentioning the British Police as they have about as much authority in the case as you and I do
Well the cadaver dog smelled a body in the boot explain that?
Just heard on news that its now believed he went missing sooner as he had not being to nursery school that day.
As someone said more this story then we are getting although hopefully Im wrong
Heard earlier today that there is now a possibility that he went missing before the timeframe previously given & if that is the case, the mother definitely knows something!!!!!
He might have found Narnia, or Captin Hook took him in the middle of the night.
But the story stinks.
There is something the mother knows that we don’t.
Yeh, I’d say she does. Like how it feels as a parent to have your child missing for 36 hours without knowing if the child is safe or alive? A sheer hell that many of us hopefully will never have to experience.
Whats this…the mother is in custody…
Archie +1
Mick Rooney 0
CALLED IT
I really hope the poor little fella is found safe & well .. I don’t know why she never checked on him before she went to bed .. He’s only 3 it should of been the last thing she done b4 going to bed ..
I really hope the little fella is found safe& well… I don’t know why his mother never checked on him before going to bed .. He’s only 3 it should of been the last thing she done ..
Omg kellie are u mad writing that here I said same thing yesterday and got abused
Maybe she went to bed at 9
I was wondering that, unless of course she went to bed at the same time. It’s just awful I hope he turns up safe and sound soon.
Heart sinks
Well I personally would check my girls at least twice in between my putting them to bed & going myself!!!!! All depends on what time his mother went to bed herself tho I suppose!!
Please god he will be found safely soon x
Rip lil man
Maybe she did!!!!!
R.I.P little mikaeel
Terrible news the little man has been found there are some sick people in this world …
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