THOUSANDS OF PIECES of furniture from the former Central Bank buildings in Dame Street are to go under the hammer in one of the biggest sales in the history of the State.

It took 25 articulated lorries to clear over 5,000 objects from the recently-vacated four-building complex.

The objects on offer range from a barista bar to large desks, chairs, plants, printers and even water coolers.

Antiques and modern-day furniture expert Niall Mullen bought the entire contents of the building after a tender process.

Mullen said, “All of the boardroom furniture, desks, chairs and ancillary items were left on site along with all the catering and restaurant furniture.

“The Bank went through all the procedures in order to maximise the return to the State of the contents, but there was no-one willing to take the good, the bad and the ugly in one lot. I was asked to tender for the contents of the Central Bank lock, stock and barrel. I did and my tender was accepted.

After working solidly for 24 days to extract the contents, I am confident that this will be one of the most interesting modern-day sales that Ireland has seen.

“It has been the biggest logistical challenge of my life. We extracted around 5,000 items over the last four weeks, filling 20 40-foot containers.