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MINISTER FOR HOUSING Darragh O’Brien has recommended 1,720 “structures of architectural heritage interest” to Dublin City Council to be considered for inclusion on the Record of Protected Structures (RPS).
The recommendations, covering the north city suburbs between the Royal Canal and the border with Fingal, are the latest to issue from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) Survey of Dublin City.
1,668 structures have been rated by the NIAH as of regional importance, 50 of national importance and 2 of international importance.
Minister @DarraghOBrienTD has recommended 1,720 structures of architectural heritage interest to elected members of @DubCityCouncil for consideration for inclusion on the Record of Protected Structures (RPS)https://t.co/YCKejjUDaF pic.twitter.com/MwlXwBKPfi
— Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage (@DeptHousingIRL) November 11, 2021
Structures on the list include the Met Éireann Office building in Glasnevin, the Casino in Marino and the Curvilinear Range at the National Botanic Gardens.
The Church of Saint John the Baptist in Drumcondra is another inclusion on the list. The mid-18th century building is described as having “a rustic charm appropriate to its original semi-rural setting”.
The church is also the burial place of James Gandon, architect of the Custom House, and the composer Patrick Heeney, who wrote the music of Amhrán na bhFiann.
The bathing shelters in Clontarf have also been recommended for protection. Described as having given “a mini Miami makeover” to the area, their design followed the 1930s bathing shelters on Bull Island, designed by architect Herbert Simms.
It comes after one of the disused lifeguard shelters at Bull Wall was recently demolished by Dublin City Council.
Speaking from the Custom House today, O’Brien said he was “vey much aware” that there is a growing appreciation for modern architecture and “an appetite for its protection”.
“I encourage the elected members of Dublin City Council to look favourably on the recommendations I am making today to ensure that our unique architectural heritage, whether it is a gem of the long distant past or of more recent construction, is protected for the benefit of our citizens, both today and for generations to come”, he said.
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan also emphasised the importance of protecting historic structures.
“If historic buildings are to survive as our legacy to future generations, they will have to be conserved and sensitively adapted to cater for the changing circumstances and needs of their custodians and users. The challenge is to manage change without sacrificing the intrinsic character of the building,” he said.
All of the records for the NIAH Survey of Dublin City are available on www.buildingsofireland.ie.
This is great. The larger the donor pool the more lives saved.
This is great news! I’m now eligible to donate- I’m happy to give.
Welcome news. I gave blood regularly in Ireland but still banned in France because I lived in the UK in the early nineties.
@David Stapleton: is that still the case that you can’t donate blood uf you lived in the UK in the 90s?
@Lisa Jones: If we are talking about France, then indeed, that’s why I wrote it.
@David Stapleton: not meaning to pry, but can I ask why you are not allowed donate blood in France if you lived in the UK in the 90s? Never heard of it and am curious.
@Joe_X: I think it was to do with the mad cow disease outbreak there at the time.
@Lisa Jones: They lifted that ban in 2019. If you lived in the UK then, you can now donate in Ireland.
Here’s the official update:
https://www.giveblood.ie/can-i-give-blood/keeping-blood-safe/vcjd/
@David Stapleton: I think that is changed. I gave blood regularly in Glasgow and then here they said they wouldn’t take it. Saw in the news recently that view has been reviewed
@Dorothy Kavanagh: that’s great news, thanks. I’ll definitely look into it.
@Joe_X: Mad Cow disease in the UK. Even Ireland banned people from giving blood, but the ban in France is/was still in effect, though one commenter said they think that the French ban has been rescinded too. I’ll have to look into it.
Not a single mention of the man that brought the IBTS to court multiple times to get this policy brought in. Tomás Heneghan has been battling the IBTS for 7 years to get them to stop their discrimination against gay and bisexual men. His actions forced them to first allow gay men to donate if they hadn’t had sex for a year and he continued the legal action until they are now being treated the same as everyone else.
This is a long time coming. It begs the question – who in IBTS stood over this totally non-medical rule for blood donations for so many decades until they’ve been badgered into fixing it in 2022? If they’re making childish decisions like this, are blood donating services really safe? Who’s really at the wheel?
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