Architectural Conservation Area
| Shane MacGowan | |
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Shane MacGowan, singer with The Pogues |
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| Background information |
During 2010 as part of the preparation by Dublin City Council of their City Development Plan, they received a number of letters from internationally renowned people calling for Mountjoy Square to be designated as an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA).
Letters were received from Shane MacGowan, singer with The Pogues, the writer J.P. Donleavy, author of "The Gingerman", Desmond Guinness, and historian Tim Pat Coogan, among numerous others. Various points regarding the historic value of the Square were made, including literary references to Brendan Behan, and the writer Ernest Gabler.
These letters subsequently featured in an article in The Sunday Times, as included in the external links below.
On 14th May 2012 a meeting of Dublin City Council formally established Mountjoy Square as an Architectural Conservation Area.
ACA designation gives protection to the entire streetscape of the square. Works to any building in the area now require the permission of the Planning Authority, whether the building is a Protected Structure (Listed Building) or not. Dublin City Council Mountjoy Square ACA Document is included in the external links below.
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