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Sat 08 Aug 2006Out on the townWe've got the pizza, we've got the pizzazz. Now we need piazzas. Gerry Godley wants more public space for culture, not shoppingOrmond Quay, Dublin 1, 7.50am: Out the door, sleepyhead. When you live on the city's quays, your rude awakening to the full shock and awe of the capital's morning traffic is but a few strides from the hall door. A sharp intake of carbon-monoxide-infused breath and you're ready to go mano-a-mano with the articulated trucks hurtling in both directions, as you and your fellow bipeds dawdle at the pedestrian crossing, the light sequence firmly weighted in favour of your 16-wheel adversaries. Hello, Dublin!