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Why Is Ireland So Bad at Preserving Historical Buildings?

Architect and conservationist, Roisin Murphy, and UCD history professor, Conor Mulvagh join The H...

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17.30 26 Jun 2025


Why Is Ireland So Bad at Preserving Historical Buildings?


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17.30 26 Jun 2025


Architect and conservationist, Roisin Murphy, and UCD history professor, Conor Mulvagh join The Hard Shoulder to discuss why so many of Ireland’s heritage buildings are deteriorating.

This comes after a viscious row erupted in the Dáil between Simon Harris and Sinn Féin on plans to redevelop the GPO.

Listen here to hear if these plans will be positive, or yet another failure in the state acknowledging the past and present.


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