State Archives: Dublin Castle ‘totally impracticable’ for major conferences

A proposal to use Dublin Castle as a venue for conferences and European Council meetings was deemed “totally impracticable” by Irish government officials, declassified state papers have revealed.

State Archives: Dublin Castle ‘totally impracticable’ for major conferences

A proposal to use Dublin Castle as a venue for conferences and European Council meetings was deemed “totally impracticable” by Irish government officials, declassified state papers have revealed.

In a letter to the Office of Public Works, released under the 30-year rule, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs said security problems associated with the venue could not be over-emphasised.

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