The Irish Times

An Taisce has pledged to do all in its power to stop the demolition of a listed heritage building once used as a Bianconi coach-house in Co Laois. The building is a landmark on the main Dublin-Cork road. Travellers will be familiar with the large structure on the left side of the road on the way into Durrow, Co Laois, which a local developer, Mr Joseph Murphy, wants to demolish. He submitted an application to Laois County Council through a local company, Architectural Services, to demolish the building which is now being examined by the county's planning department. However, An Taisce's heritage officer, Mr Ian Lumley, said he was outraged at the proposal to demolish a landmark building which he said defined the architectural quality of the Square in Durrow.