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Milestone achieved for Parnell Square Cultural Quarter as planning application finalised.  Detailed plans for Parnell Square Cultural Quarter, which will be anchored by a new City Library, were presented in City Hall, today, Monday 10 September. The design team, led by Grafton Architects and Shaffrey…

Dublin City Council have commissioned investigative works to assess the condition of on the Georgian buildings of Parnell Square Cultural Quarter. The works commenced on Monday 20th February and will last for approximately 8 weeks during which the team will open up the fabric of…

Focus on the Georgian North City. The Dublin Arts Festival began in 1970, instigated by a group of university students. The festival grew over the next ten years to become an annual event, highlighting different areas of the city such as the Liberties (1972), the…

On 17 July 1784, the Foundation Stone of the New Assembly Rooms, Cavendish Row was laid. These rooms, designed by Richard Johnston, were the last eighteenth century addition to the Rotunda, providing new entertainment space in Dublin. The larger of the two-storey blocks contained a Supper…