National Gallery upgrade creating 300 jobs in Dublin

“The National Gallery upgrade is creating 300 jobs for Dublin and will be the pride of our city when it is finished”, says Fine Gael Dublin South- West Senator Cáit Keane.

 “This €30 million project to upgrade the Gallery is being joint funded by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the Office of Public Works and the National Gallery of Ireland itself. 

“A great bonus of this project is that it is creating 300 full-time construction and specialist jobs. The works underway include the repair of the Milltown Wing roof, significant upgrading of the Dargan Wing (1864) (and) the Milltown Wing (1903) and the Merrion Entrance and the upgrading of the buildings to current gallery standards.  Victorian features and spaces within the buildings are to be reopened for the optimum presentation the Gallery’s wonderful collection.

“Once the project is completed the National Gallery will once again be the pride of Dublin and will be a great attraction for Irish people and tourists alike.

“Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys visited the site today along with her colleague, Minister for the OPW Simon Harris. I am pleased to hear them report that the works are on track and the project is due to be completed in 2016.”