Dublin Civic Trust

Capital’s main thoroughfare remains unattractive despite expenditure of considerable funds

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Events aims to celebrate wildlife and raise awareness of damage being done to environment

International Literature Festival Dublin has come up with a mint way to celebrate its 21st-anniversary

GAA partisan plastic ‘completely inappropriate’ for eye-catching Ha’penny Bridge

Historic milestone has taken a long time to reach and could have been so much better

The 300-year-old house near Ha’penny Bridge is to be demolished for 365-bedroom hotel

Integrity of Georgian architecture could be ‘compromised’ by plans for Dublin 1 property

Campaigners criticise Luas Cross City’s 'collection of milk cartons' utility boxes

The free walking tours of the city’s Georgian squares and gardens take place on June 10th

Work to convert protected building halted following heritage department intervention

Use of one of Dublin’s oldest buildings for shelter ‘unacceptable’, says Civic Trust

Google Maps says the city already has one, around Parnell Street East. Local traders back the idea of making it an official district of the capital

Dublin Civic Trust calls for preservation of two of city’s oldest buildings on Thomas Street

The 200-year-old building has recently been put on market and could be used for housing

Discover history of magnificent urban gardens in Dublin Garden Squares Day

The Shelbourne hotel is ready to face the next 100 years following a facade restoration

New book has plenty of practical advice on how to sensitively maintain and repair historic houses, while respecting the fabric and character of the original building

Little Museum of Dublin wanted to buy historic coach houses, but €300,000 bid lost

An anarchist collective in Dublin city centre has transformed an abandoned 19th century building into a social centre hosting gigs, screenings and workshops

Just eight apply for Living City Initiative that aims to bring vacant buildings back into use

Trust will be moving to “an exciting new historic city centre home” that needs to be restored

Free guided tours of private houses and public urban spaces on Saturday, June 20th

Price agreed rumoured to be more than €700,000, but council must approve sale

Dublin Civic Trust critical of tax relief initiative that excludes Georgian houses on size

‘Hiving off’ Georgian mews to sell separately to main buildings a ‘crime for the city’

Work under way to stabilise building once visited by James Joyce and Michael Collins

Kevin Street and Fitzgibbon Street stations not yet on protected structures list

Years of decline have taken their toll on the elegant Francis Street building. A developer plans to renew it and create a vibrant Covent Garden-type amenity

Civic Trust says architectural protection ‘rendered meaningless’

Kevin Desmond has restored a listed Georgian house, once a finishing school for girls, to its former glory. Period restorations require hard work and expert advice he says

Detailed manual says chewing gum must be removed from stone with a spatula

Liffey project would eliminate 173 parking spaces

Reliefs will be available to restore Dublin’s historic core

Abuse memorial should not be linked to 1916 monument - Maureen O’Sullivan

Fitzwilliam or Merrion Square should be Dublin’s Mayfair

Well-preserved Victorian three-bed with large kitchen and mature garden

Squares could be ‘cultural and social hubs’, says civic trust

Aungier Street has some of the city’s oldest houses

Vacancy rates in Dublin’s commercial buildings rise nearly 60% in four years