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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan

To ask the Chief Executive for usage plans for the restored Grange Castle.

REPLY: 

The Grange Castle ruin located within the Grange Castle Business Park was the subject of a major preservation Project, which was completed in 2020. The ruin is a Protected Structure under the National Monuments Act, and as a result any access has to be strictly controlled, and managed. There can be very limited access into the structure. 

Because of the protective status of the structure, the sensitive nature of the fabric of the building, as well as associated health and safety considerations with the utilisation of the structure, it is not intended to use the building for any other purpose, outside of the public amenity value it offers as part of its character and setting with the associated pocket park.