DAOINE
B’iad Orla agus Diarmuid an foireann inniu.
The street was busy with people shopping, strolling and of course among them the colours of Gaelic Athletic teams competing at Croke Park. Many of those who fought in Moore Street in 1916 were GAA members and players, including Proclamation Signatory Seán Mac Diarmada before he was infected with polio a few years before the Rising.
Polio was not uncommon in Ireland right up to the 1950s when vaccination first became the rule but nevertheless the last recorded case was as late as 1984. Children are routinely vaccinated now as part of the 6 in 1 vaccine at 2, 4 and 6 months of age.
We had many conversations with people about the history of the street and the long conservation struggle.
The son of the Nigerian food stall cook across the road from us will be performing with his band as part of evening events on the street in a fortnight and wants to give the campaign a plug and of course we will be grateful for that. We will promote their performance too, of course.
We were enjoying watching a romance bloom between one of his food servers and a customer too.
A small history tour came up the road and stopped nearby so Diarmuid approached the guide with our leaflet and … the guide refused it! Diarmuid was taken aback at first but then burst out: “You take a tour group down Moore Street but don’t want to save it?” He then turned away before he said something he’d be sorry for. It would be good to know which tour group or individual guide was the one in question.
It was good to see Errol on the street, though briefly — we’ve not seen him for some time now.
AIMSIR
Bhí sé grianmhar, te agus gaofar – blowing our information placards down intermittently.
UASDHÁTÚ
Hammerson Appeal against Dublin City Council Listing five Moore Street buildings as of Historical Importance:
Apparently the property speculator Hammerson’s lawyers were at the High Court Tuesday but although we went there we could not find out in which court or before which judge.
Dublin City Council meeting was held as usual on the first Monday of the month but all in secret, unusually, apparently so as not to give Hammerson material to use in their case. Which is fair enough, as far as it goes.
BUT IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE THAT A COURT HEARING WAS HELD IN SECRET, THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN THE DATE IT IS TO BE HEARD IN FULL AND THAT WE STILL DON’T KNOW ON WHAT GROUNDS HAMMERSON IS OBJECTING TO HISTORICAL LISTING OF FIVE MOORE STREET BUILDINGS.
Our Appeal to An Bord Pleanála: No news yet.
