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marked with bullet holes (open for business and sightseers Mon-Sat 8:00-20:00, closed
Sun).
Tucked in the ground floor of the building is the small
An Post Museum,
which stamp
collectors and Irish rebels at heart will enjoy (€2, Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat 10:00-16:00,
closed Sun, last entry 30 minutes before closing, on the right as you enter,
www.anpost.ie/
• Stand at the intersection of O'Connell and Henry streets, at the base of the can't-miss-
it...
Spire:
There used to be a monument here that didn't wave an Irish flag—a tall column
crowned by a statue of the British hero of Trafalgar, Admiral Horatio Nelson. It was blown
up in 1966—the IRA's contribution to the local celebration of the Easter Uprising's 50th
anniversary. The spot is now occupied by The Spire: 390 feet of stainless steel. While it
trumpets rejuvenation on its side of the river, it's a memorial to nothing and has no real
meaning. Dubious Dubliners call it the tallest waste of €5 million in all of Europe. Its nick-
name? Take your pick: the Stiletto in the Ghetto, the Stiffy on the Liffey, the Pole in the
Hole, the Poker near the Croker (after nearby Croke Park), or the Spike in the Dike.
