Moore Street National Monument approved- Deenihan

Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan today signed an order of consent for works at the Moore Street National Monument.

No. 16 Moore St was the final headquarters of the leaders of the 1916 Rising prior to surrender. Nos. 14, 15, 16 and 17 Moore St were preserved as a national monument by order in 2007 meaning that any works affecting the monument require the written consent of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

The order of consent approves the creation of a commemorative centre at the national monument at Nos. 14-17 Moore Street, involving the full repair and conservation of these buildings.

Minister Deenihan has commented:

The Moore Street National Monument is of huge significance and importance. It is highly appropriate that the monument would be preserved and that an appropriate commemorative centre would be put in place to mark the momentous events which took place here.

I am consenting to works to conserve and restore the monument, and am protecting all structures which existed in 1916. I am not consenting to the demolition of any 1916 structure or to works underneath the monument.

Stringent conditions with regard to the conduct of the works – relating to the protection of the national monument while work is ongoing, the use of appropriate materials in the restoration, the supervision of the work by his Department, the conduct of archaeological investigations throughout the project and measures to alleviate environmental impacts such as noise, dust, vibration – have also been applied.