Court urged to resolve Moore St dispute as 1916 Rising event looms

A legal dispute over preservation of buildings on Dublin’s Moore St linked to the 1916 Rising must be urgently decided or a commemorative centre will not be ready for the centenary celebrations, the State has told the High Court.

The case was due to open yesterday but could not proceed and has been rescheduled for hearing on Friday.

Mr Justice Max Barrett heard that the Arts and Heritage Minister, Heather Humphreys, may seek injunctions restraining protests at certain Moore St buildings at the centre of the dispute. However, the State’s undertaking to refrain from demolition works will remain in place for the time being, he was told.