Green light for major arts projects

THE GOVERNMENT yesterday approved a series of high-profile arts projects including the relocation of the Abbey Theatre, the development of a bigger National Concert Hall, the remodelling of the Theatre Royal in Wexford and the refurbishment of Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre for opera performances.

The Abbey will stay north of Dublin’s river Liffey on a site at George’s Dock, near the IFSC, provided free of charge by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority.

An international design competition will be held for a site plan that will be developed by public-private partnership.