Dingle is as good a place as any to ring in the New Year, and this year we welcome the dawn of a new decade. In 2009, as has been since 2005, I will create, design, program, install and unveil the next generation of the digital countdown clocks I’ve been doing for the town for nearly half a decade. With the help of a friend to provide the powerful equipment needed to project the clock across a whole sodium-lit street, we’ll bid farewell to the year of flooding, miserable recession, constant and incessant rain, and hope for a better future for all.
In 2008, the town reached what I believe was a milestone of over 3000 revelers standing on the old 18th century bridge at the foot of Main Street, watching the clock, listening to the Fife & Drum Band and enjoying the atmosphere of a town on the edge of Europe welcoming a new year. Check out the video I made of last year’s event:
A NEW CLOCK FOR A NEW DECADE
This year, a new and improved countdown clock will be used, which I hope will be used for many years to come. The old clock I felt had its day in the sun (or sodium-filled light). So the new flip-style clock will be a sure thing that night. It’s to be switched on at 1830hrs on 31st December 2009 and will remain in place until 0030hrs.
I look forward to hearing you cheer with joy as the clock reaches zero.
Slán go fóill…
diarmy
