GC48224 Howaya Five-O #5: What's the Point? (Traditional Cache) in Dublin, Ireland created by Gerpod1

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Hidden : 3/20/2013

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This is the fifth in the Howaya Five-0 series. It has nothing to do with the TV programme of a similar name, although some references accidental or deliberate may appear from time to time. The main point is that they are all Dublin based, and are (usually) no more than 50 meters from either the number 50 or a reference thereto.

The Point Theatre (often referred to as the Point Depot or simply as the Point) was a concert and events venue in Ireland, that ran from 1988–2007, enjoyed by in excess of 2 million people. It closed in the summer of 2007 for a major redevelopment and underwent a rebranding as the O2 in July 2008.

The Point was noted for its flexible seating configurations - over the years it had not only served as a venue for many different varieties of music concerts, but had also been turned into an ice rink, a boxing arena, a conference hall, an exhibition centre, a wrestling ring, a theatre, an opera house and a three ring circus.

The building was constructed in 1878 as a train depot to serve the nearby busy port. In the late 1980s, after many years of neglect and disuse, it was bought by local developer, Harry Crosbie along with Apollo Leisure (now Live Nation) fitted out the venue with balconies, offices and backstage facilities. Before it was renovated, U2 recorded track #2 of their 1988 album, Rattle and Hum, "Van Diemen's Land" there, and footage from the building of performances of this song and "Desire" appear in the accompanying "Rattle and Hum" movie. The Point opened in 1988. Melissa Etheridge being the support act for Huey Lewis and the News was the first to play there. U2 played four nights at the venue near the end of their Lovetown Tour from December 26–31, 1989. Their December 31 concert was broadcast live on radio stations around the world. It later received an official online release via iTunes.

In the 1990s, the Point was seen by millions of European television viewers, as it was the venue for the Eurovision Song Contest on three separate occasions over four years, in 1994,1995, and 1997, becoming the only venue to have hosted the final three times. Riverdance was first performed in the Point Depot, as the interval act during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. The 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards were held in the Point Depot on November 11. Hosted by Ronan Keating, there were performances from Mariah Carey, The Corrs, Whitney Houston, Iggy Pop, Marilyn Manson and Britney Spears on the night. Award presenters included Alicia Silverstone, Mick Jagger, Pierce Brosnan, Carmen Electra, LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige, Iggy Pop, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Des'ree, Five, Christina Aguilera, Damon Albarn, Geri Halliwell and Gary Barlow. The largest winner was Britney Spears who won four awards (Best Female, Best Pop, Best Breakthrough Artist, and Best Song for "...Baby One More Time"). Boyzone won two awards (Best UK & Ireland Act and Best Album for By Request).

The final event to take place before closure and rebranding was a boxing card featuring local boxer, Bernard Dunne on August 25, 2007. Promoter Brian Peters had moved his European title defense against Kiko Martinez from Dublin's boxing-specific National Stadium across the Liffey to the Point Depot where Dunne shattered former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis's previous attendance record for the venue. (Background courtesy of Wikipedia)

The Cache

This can be a muggle intensive area, so caution during the search, find and replacement is advised. In fact, I do believe that you may (should!) feel an overwhelming desire to tie your shoelace at some point during retrieval and replacement. It's a magnetic critter, containing only a (little) logbook, so please do bring your own pen.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbeare, ybj

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)