{"id":677,"date":"2016-04-05T21:43:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T21:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/?p=677"},"modified":"2016-06-12T06:45:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T06:45:44","slug":"moore-st-preservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/2016\/04\/moore-st-preservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Moore St preservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was delighted that the City Council unanimously adopted my Motion on Moore Street at the April meeting of the City Council. This was designed to put some order on the City Council response to the recent High Court decision on the historic Moore Street buildings and the need to revitalise O\u2019Connell Street.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0Emergency Motion for Monday 4<sup>th<\/sup> April.<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging the ruling in the High Court regarding the Moore Street and Battlefield sites and the need for appropriate protection and preservation and acknowledging the need for the rejuvenation of the O\u2019Connell Street area this Council requests the Chairman of the Committee and the Moore Street Committee and the Chief Executive to bring forward proposals that can progress the twin aims of preservation and rejuvenation of these areas.<\/p>\n<p>Dermot Lacey<\/p>\n<p>Reason. The recent ruling of the High Court has accelerated the need for urgent and swift action by everyone concerned with the future of this area.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was delighted that the City Council unanimously adopted my Motion on Moore Street at the April meeting of the City Council. 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