The Irish Times

A report recommending the preservation of 16 Moore Street, the last headquarters of the 1916 Rising leaders, could severely restrict plans for the redevelopment of the north inner city area. The report by architects Shaffrey and Associates and urban historian John Montague, commissioned by Dublin City Council, recommends that the building be put on the Record of Protected Structures, not only because of its connection to the Easter Rising, but for its architectural merits. The report is likely to be adopted at a tonight's council meeting, as it vindicates the campaigns of a number of councillors to save the building, which had fallen into disrepair.