OLD FIRE STATION ON DORSET STREET

I live in the area and for about the last ten five years it has been a continuous building site. To begin with there was the Luas Extension Programme this was followed by many large construction projects including a large number of student accommodation complexes and hotels. On Upper Dominick Street two Student Complexes are currently under construction. On Bolton Street and new hotel is under construction. On Dorset Street a large Stedent Complex has recently been completed.


The official description [which has an error] for the Moy site reads as follows "The last surviving example of a Georgian townhouse on this section of Dorset Street, it would have formed part of a terrace of similar buildings. While the group value of the building has been lost, individual significance has subsequently increased. The integrity of the building has been significantly compromised by the partial demolition/collapse of the upper storeys and is further degraded by the blocking of window openings. The solid masonry doorcase is an example of quality craftsmanship characteristic of the era but only a proportion of the original ensemble remains. The playwright and Westminster M.P, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, was born here in 1751."

Recent research indicates that Richard Brinsley Sheridan was born elsewhere.