Govt approves purchase of site for new concert hall

The planned €100m redevelopment of the National Concert Hall has moved a step closer today following the Government's approval for the purchase of a site adjacent to the existing facility.

The move paves the way for a new concert hall to be constructed on the site of the former UCD medicine and engineering faculties on Earlsfort Terrace in Dublin city centre.

Minister for the Arts John O'Donoghue says the new 2,000-seater facility will be built under a public-private partnership.

The existing auditorium will be retained for use as a rehearsal area.