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Local Enough?

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Learn at your own pace, with an explanation after every answer. No score, no leaderboard – and not preparation for a citizenship test: just to know the country and your neighbours a little better.

Culture & life

What is the name of the 120-metre-tall stainless steel needle that stands on O'Connell Street in Dublin?

  • ✕ The Beacon Your answer
  • ✓ The Spire
  • C The Liberty Pin
  • D The Needle Tower

Not quite.

The Spire, also called the Monument of Light, was finished in 2003. It stands where Nelson's Pillar once stood, and it is a popular meeting point in the city centre.

Source: Dublin City Council; Encyclopaedia Britannica – Dublin

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