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Streets Broad And Narrow with Gary Cooke and Gary Brown - Bridges over the River Liffey - Part 1
In this new series of podcasts ... Presented by Gary Cooke and Gary Brown with Special Guest Gerry Lennon on Guitar.
Take a leisurely car journey from Dublin's Lucan Bridge with the two Gary's(Cooke and Brown ) as they discuss the 24 bridges crossing the River Liffey in Dublin .
And you learn a thing or two.
The oldest Liffey Bridge dating back to 1753
From the Ha’penny Bridge which is one of the most famous bridges in the city and so-called because you once had to pay half a penny to cross it, the iconic is Dublin’s oldest pedestrian bridge.
To the Samuel Beckett Bridge - The contemporary, visually-striking bridge was designed by Spaniard Santiago Calatrava, who was inspired by both the flip of a coin and the idea of an Irish harp rotating through the air. Named after the famous Dublin modernist writer Beckett, it was opened to the public in 2009.
The Rosie Hackett Bridge - The newest addition to Dublin’s bridges was opened in 2014, and will join the red and green LUAS lines in 2017.
Interestingly, it’s the only bridge in Dublin named after a woman. Born in 1892, trade union activist Rosie was also part of a small rebel group that occupied St. Stephen’s Green during the Easter Rising of 1916.
And O’Connell Bridge Dating back to 1794, O’Connell Bridge runs through the centre of the city, and still retains some of its old-school charm. Fact fans – it’s the only traffic bridge in Europe wider than it is long.
and The Millennium Bridge which opened on December 20 1999, providing pedestrians a quick and handy route from cultural haven Temple Bar to the Italian Quarter, where you’ll find a host of funky restaurants as well as some charming boutique stores. Mellows Bridge Constructed between 1764 and 1766, and is the longest-surviving structure of all the river Liffey bridges and – at almost 250 years old – is known as the ‘old man of the river’.
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In this new series of podcasts ... Presented by Gary Cooke and Gary Brown with Special Guest Gerry Lennon on Guitar.
Take a leisurely car journey from Dublin's Lucan Bridge with the two Gary's(Cooke and Brown ) as they discuss the 24 bridges crossing the River Liffey in Dublin .
And you learn a thing or two.
The oldest Liffey Bridge dating back to 1753
From the Ha’penny Bridge which is one of the most famous bridges in the city and so-called because you once had to pay half a penny to cross it, the iconic is Dublin’s oldest pedestrian bridge.
To the Samuel Beckett Bridge - The contemporary, visually-striking bridge was designed by Spaniard Santiago Calatrava, who was inspired by both the flip of a coin and the idea of an Irish harp rotating through the air. Named after the famous Dublin modernist writer Beckett, it was opened to the public in 2009.
The Rosie Hackett Bridge - The newest addition to Dublin’s bridges was opened in 2014, and will join the red and green LUAS lines in 2017.
Interestingly, it’s the only bridge in Dublin named after a woman. Born in 1892, trade union activist Rosie was also part of a small rebel group that occupied St. Stephen’s Green during the Easter Rising of 1916.
And O’Connell Bridge Dating back to 1794, O’Connell Bridge runs through the centre of the city, and still retains some of its old-school charm. Fact fans – it’s the only traffic bridge in Europe wider than it is long.
and The Millennium Bridge which opened on December 20 1999, providing pedestrians a quick and handy route from cultural haven Temple Bar to the Italian Quarter, where you’ll find a host of funky restaurants as well as some charming boutique stores. Mellows Bridge Constructed between 1764 and 1766, and is the longest-surviving structure of all the river Liffey bridges and – at almost 250 years old – is known as the ‘old man of the river’.
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