J4844 : Blast Wall protecting Downpatrick's PSNI Barracks

taken 15 years ago, near to Downpatrick, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Blast Wall protecting Downpatrick's PSNI Barracks
Blast Wall protecting Downpatrick's PSNI Barracks
This blast wall restricts the width of Irish Street at this point to one lane and adds to congestion in the city centre. The activities of dissident republican groups, especially RIRA and CIRA, who make the police their target, make it most unlikely that the wall will be demolished soon. This is a pity as it hides the beautiful Georgian facade of the building. PSNI is the acronym of Police Service of Northern Ireland, an awkward mouthful coined by Chris Patten to replace the much crisper former name Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC).
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Date Taken
Thursday, 20 August, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 9 October, 2009
Category
Blast wall   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 487 445 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:19.6582N 5:42.8380W
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Irish: geotagged! J 488 444
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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