Back to the future: Transforming old city buildings into vibrant modern homes

Eve Kelliher talks to conservation architect Róisín Murphy who believes we need to reclaim our cities and towns for the people 

Aerial view of Cork city. Picture: Denis Scannell

In the 1980s and 1990s, Róisín Murphy was a student activist in Dublin, striding forth with her placard aloft to protect the city’s built heritage.

So, when the conservation architect was recently approached to present a documentary focusing on Ireland’s towns and cities’ derelict and vacant buildings she says she “took about a millisecond to say yes”.