Naming the new Marlborough St. Bridge

Hamilton Bridge would be a good choice too, seeing as the Luas lune passing over it heads to Broombrdge.

If they stick with writers, perhaps Oscar Wilde or Patrick Kavanagh.

There was some talk about naming it after Maeve Binchy..

@Paul Clerkin wrote:

Kavanagh needs a canal bridge. Not keen on Wilde.

Kavanagh has his seat by the Royal Canal, seems more appropriate

Quite…and what was his wish…

“O commemorate me with no hero-courageous tomb…just a canal bank seat for the passer-by”

I like the idea of Binchey Bridge

Who says it needs to be a writer? maybe an albeit modest nod to Eileen Gray or Peter Rice?

May I suggest calling the bridge the ‘Dublin Bus Employee’s Bridge’ Since they are the reason the bridge is being built in the first place. :thumbdown:

Name it after Merkel. Might loosen her up on the debt.

“Knotkneeded Bridge”
“Debtarchitecture Bridge”
“Wongbridge”
“Ybridgeme”
“CauseIcan Bridge”

There’s a train station not a kilometer away named after the man. There’s enough things names after Easter Rising leaders.