Dublin city councillors want all the Moore Street terrace connected to the 1916 Rebellion declared a National Monument.

The vote by an overwhelming majority of representatives came in response to a partial demolition of buildings at the rear of the terrace by Dublin City Council.

The area is due to be redeveloped by Dundrum Shopping Centre developer Joe O’Reilly following a two-year planning process and An Bord Pleanála hearing.

Assistant City Manager Michael Stubbs said that part of the upper stories of 17 and 18 Moore Lane were demolished as they were considered dangerous.

Mr Stubbs pointed out that these buildings are not National Monuments and are not protected.

A number of councillors expressed suspicions about the demolition, including Labour Cllr Emer Costello who pointed out that it had occurred during the Christmas period without any councillor being notified.

In response to questions from councillors, Mr Stubbs said he would establish where the materials involved in the demolition had been taken.

The buildings at numbers 14 to 17 Moore Street, where the leaders of the 1916 rebellion made their last stand, is protected as a national monument.

Campaigners for the preservation of Moore Street say that the fiercest fighting in the 1916 Rebellion took place in houses on the terrace and the surrounding side streets.

They want the terrace and surrounding area preserved for the centenary of the rising in 2016.

The power to declare a site a National Monument rests with the Minister for the Environment.

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