Lack of commitment by Dublin City
Council
A chara, - The report by Rudhán Mac Eoin in your
edition of August 10th. has once again highlighted the
lack of commitment by Dublin City Council to saving 16
Moore Street.
The council has recently created confusion by planting
the seeds of doubt in people's minds with the line that
Moore Street may have been renumbered. The National
Graves Association can state categorically that 16 Moore
Street was the last headquarters of the Provisional
Government of 1916. The association provided information
at a meeting of the recently formed Save 16 Moore Street
Committee held in the Taylor's Hall on Wednesday, August
24th. that puts the matter beyond any shadow of
doubt.
The recent intervention by Minister for the Environment
Dick Roche is to be welcomed. However, time is against us
with the condition of the building deteriorating quickly.
There is a need for urgent action to be taken with regard
to the roof; recent damage has left the building exposed
to the elements. If 16 Moore Street is to be saved, work
will have to commence within the next few weeks.
The National Graves Association appeals to everyone
concerned to keep up the pressure; 16 Moore Street should
not be allowed to develop into a political party issue
but rather a national issue supported by Catholics,
Protestants and dissenters
- Is mise,
MATT DOYLE,
National Graves' Association,
Dame Street,
Dublin 2.
© The Irish Times, 2nd. September 2005.
