Obair 2015

BULLETIN FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS

OBAIR

OBAIR 2015 BULLETIN FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS

Published by: The Office of Public Works Head Office Jonathan Swift Street Trim Co. Meath Email: info@opw.ie Web: www.opw.ie Twitter: @opwireland

2015

Contents

1 Introduction

34 Expo 2015

2 Garinish Island

38 Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle

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Garda Stations – Disposal Policy

40 Green Flag Awards

10 Art Management

42 Kilmacurragh Gardens

13 Business Transformation Unit

46 Dundrum Garda Station

14 Intreo, Gallens Mill, Balbriggan

48 South Campshires – Flood Protection

18 Irish Sign Language Tours

50 Staff Changes

20 OPW Drainage 22 OPW Phoenix Park Honey Show 26 Derrynane House 32 Apprentice Programme Cover Image: View of the Lily Pond and the Pavilion, Garinish Island

Design: Bennis Design

Introduction

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Welcome to the 2015 edition of Obair Magazine.

We hope you will enjoy this edition of Obair Magazine, reading about and visualising a snapshot of the wealth of work carried out by the highly skilled and dedicated workforce of the Office of Public Works over the course of 2015.

In this edition, our topics transverse the centuries. We begin with the resurrection of Bryce Cottage on Garinish Island to its former glory as a time capsule of a lifestyle, long since gone by. We finish with the OPW’s participation at the Expo 2015 showcase in Milan, Italy where the OPW won much sought after awards. In addition, there are many captivating articles contained in this edition in relation to events, projects and exhibitions which took place in OPW properties during the year. They include the 200th Anniversary of the Chapel Royal at Dublin Castle and the inaugural “Honey Show” at the Phoenix Park, to mention but a few.

Sincerest thanks and congratulations to the contributors and to all involved in the projects and events featured here. Thanks also to all staff that ensure that the work of the OPW is carried out to the highest standards and service levels.

As always, we welcome suggestions and contributions from staff for future issues of Obair. The 2016 edition is now being compiled and topics, articles and other material for inclusion in the magazine would be appreciated.

The Obair Editorial Team OPW - Ag féachaint don am atá le teacht - Ag caomhnú ón am atá thart OPW - Looking to the future - Caring for the past 1 The Ireland Pavilion at Expo 2015, Milan

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Garinish Island

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SECRETS OF ILNACULLIN, GARINISH ISLAND, Glengarriff, Co. Cork.

John Annan Bryce MP (1844-1923), was a Belfastborn merchant and Liberal MP who had worked in Burma and Siam as an East India Merchant and held, among other roles, directorships of the Bombay, Baroda and Burma Railway Companies. He was a member of the Council of the Royal Geographical Society, the Alpine Club and the Savile Club. He was appointed to the Royal Commission on Congestion for Ireland during his time as an MP. Garinish Island was sold to him by the British War Office in 1910. Not long after that, he commissioned his friend, renowned English architect and landscape

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designer, Harold Ainsworth Peto FRIBA (1854-1933), to design and set out an Arts and Crafts style garden, an Italian Garden and a series of carefully conceived garden buildings and elements.

Peto had previously been commissioned to design the 1st class accommodation on the Mauritania in 1907 (sister ship of the ill-fated Lusitania).

Bryce and his wife Violet (1863-1939), née L’Estrange, cousin of Constance and Eva Gore-Booth of Lissadell, Co. Sligo commenced the transformation of Garinish Island to Peto’s design in 1911, employing more than one hundred men between 1911 and 1914. Work continued apace until the outbreak of the First World War. By this time, many of the Italianate Renaissance-style

buildings along with a two storey gardener’s cottage, constructed of local stone with green slate roof in an Edwardian picturesque style, had been completed.

Peto brought a collection of Architectural stone carvings purchased in Italy, Spain and France, to display in the gardens and intended to integrate them into a new grand house on the island.

The palatial seven storey house was never executed due to the collapse of the Russian market in 1917 which brought with it the decline of the Bryces’ financial fortunes.

However, hundreds of species of exotic plants had been introduced to the island by this time.

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1 Bryce Cottage, Post Renovation Works 2 Violet L’Estrange Bryce’s Bedroom 3 Bryce Cottage – Prior to Renovation Works 4 Statue of Mercury – The Lily Pond

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Following the death of her husband in 1923, Violet Annan Bryce took up permanent residency in the gardener’s cottage.

By this time the cottage had been extended to include an extension to the drawing room. In 1925 the gardens were opened to the public to generate income, thereby creating a relationship between the island and the public.

In 1928 Scottish Gardener, Murdo Mackenzie, was appointed by Violet. Much of Peto and Bryce’s early planting had perished in a series of storms. Mackenzie began the planting of new shelter beds of Scots and Monterey Pine and the gardens began to flourish.

Violet’s son, Roland L’Estrange Bryce, joined her in 1932. Shortly afterwards,

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in 1940, the cottage was remodelled and extended into an Edwardian middle class home; 2 storey over basement, with 6 bedrooms and separate quarters for the owners and guests and for the staff.

On the death of Roland in 1953, Garinish Island was gifted to the Irish people and entrusted to the care of the Office of Public Works.

Mackenzie continued to tend the gardens until his retirement in 1971, and lived and worked there until his death in 1983. The Bryce’s housekeeper Margaret O’Sullivan lived and worked there from 1926 up until a few years prior to her death in 1999.

Following this the house was entirely vacant and as a consequence deteriorated significantly. But there

remained, miraculously, evidence of a way of life forever gone, still visible in the fragments that had been left behind. A project team was established by the OPW and its goal was to open Mrs. Annan Bryce’s family home to the public and share its stories and secret life in a museum and exhibition style presentation, and to make the house, garden and unique features universally accessible.

Orchestrating the transition from private residence to public building, while all the time trying to retain and protect a delicate and fragile story within its walls, proved to be the real challenge. The cataloguing of the contents of the house yielded a treasure trove of items that illustrate the ‘story’ of Garinish Island and the Bryce family. This inspired

the creation of an exquisite and thought-provoking exhibition. Architectural interventions included: a reception room, conservation works to the existing building fabric, installation of a lift, hard landscaping and environmental and infrastructural improvements.

The official opening was performed on the 9th September 2015 by Minister Michael Ring T.D., Minister of State for Tourism and Sport.

In attendance were Claire Spencer and Marianne Tudor Craig, descendants of John Annan and Violet Bryce.

The hope is that Garinish Island will continue to inspire and enchant a whole new generation of visitors, like it has been doing for over ninety years.

The storm has passed – the wind now gently lulls The waves, so lately on destruction bent, Firm Garnish stands, while round it sweep the gulls, Magnificent in every element.

Extract from Glengarriff and Garnish (sic) by Nigel Erskine Bryce (November 1892-February 1910), Eton, 4 December 1909.

Nigel was the youngest son of John and Violet Annan Bryce.

Terri Sweeney Meade with assistance from Deirdre Spring Architectural Services 5 Archway & New Entrance 6 Kitchen 7 Interior – Staircase & Hall

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8 Interior View 9 House & Patio Area

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10 (L to R) Roland Bryce, Margaret O’Sullivan & Murdo MacKenzie 11 Margaret (Maggie) O’Sullivan

Garinish Island Inhabitants

12 Murdo MacKenzie receiving his Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland’s Medal of Honour from Lord & Countess of Rosse

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Margaret O’Sullivan Last resident on Garinish Island (IInacullin) When Margaret O’Sullivan (1908–1999) first arrived at Garinish Island to work for the Bryce family in the 1920s, little did she think that she would spend her life here and eventually become mistress of the house! The youngest of 12 children of a farmer from Bocarnagh, three miles from Glengarriff on the mainland, she was a teenager when she went to work in place of her sister who had emigrated to America.

Margaret served as housekeeper first to Violet Bryce and later to her son Roland, forming with him and Murdo MacKenzie a remarkably hospitable

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trio. During her lifetime, she had the distinction of serving tea to almost all the Irish Presidents and was photographed with President Seán T. O’Kelly and his party in the 1940s. One of her favourite memories was the visit of Roland’s friend, Dr. Douglas Hyde, who conversed with her in the Irish language. Known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn, Hyde was a leading figure in the Gaelic revival and served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945. After Roland’s death in 1953, Margaret continued to live and work at Ilnacullin, as resident hostess, showing the same generous service to the Irish State as she had to the Bryces. Over her lifetime, she welcomed hundreds of native and foreign dignitaries,

and thousands of sightseers, charming everyone that she met with her easy manner.

Margaret was a very independent woman by all accounts, rowing herself to the mainland in her own boat.

Every Sunday, regardless of the weather she rowed across to attend Mass there accompanied by her dog!

As the island’s last permanent inhabitant, Margaret lived alone in the house during the 1980s and early 1990s, coping admirably with the challenges of island life. In 1992, she was honoured

by Glengarriff Tourism and Development Association for her contribution to tourism in the locality. Margaret died in 1999.

Murdo MacKenzie – Award winning gardener 1896-1983 Murdo MacKenzie was born in 1896, in the north east of Scotland. Murdo MacKenzie served in the Seaforth Highlanders in World War I and worked as a forester before he moved to Ireland in 1928.

When Murdo MacKenzie arrived on Garinish Island, it was totally devoid of soil except for a few pockets of marshy bog and there was no shelter from the frequently ferocious prevailing winds.

Murdo MacKenzie overcame these obstacles by his single-mindedness and experience. Shelter belts were created and the slow process of creating soil from compost. Gradually a suitable environment for the

reception of rare, delicate and exotic plants and shrubs from tropical climates took shape.

Plants from Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Europe were carefully planted and nurtured and the evolution of Garinish Island progressed.

In 1953, the Bryce family bequeathed Garinish Island to the State and the Commissioners of Public Works. The Commissioners were exceptionally pleased to have acquired such a rare and beautiful natural gem. They quickly recognised the contribution of Murdo MacKenzie and acknowledged that he was an integral part of the Island. Consequently, he was employed by the Commissioners to continue his labour of love. In 1966, Murdo MacKenzie

was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland’s Medal of Honour, for conspicuous service to horticulture in Ireland. In February the following year Murdo MacKenzie was made an “Associate of Honour of the Royal Horticultural Society of the UK” in recognition of his services to horticulture and was presented with a Gold Medal.

During the 1980s, he was recognised by the Irish Tourist Board (Bord Fáilte) for his outstanding contribution to the creation and care of Ilnacullin – Garinish Island for 43 years.

He continued to work and live on the island even after his retirement. He died in January 1983 aged 87.

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Garda Stations Disposal Policy 2

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In support of local communities, and in accordance with the OPW’s disposal policy, the former Garda Stations in Ballycastle, Co. Mayo and Donard, Co. Wicklow, were officially handed over to local community projects in 2015.

Licensing of Ballycastle Garda Station to Local Community The former Garda Station in Ballycastle was handed over to the Ballycastle Development Company by Minister Simon Harris on 12th June 2015.

The Ballycastle Development Company have been in existence for over 20 years and have been very active in that time securing their own Resource Centre which housed a craft shop, office and playschool. To accommodate their needs and plans they sought to use the former Garda Station.

The Development Company’s objective is to establish or support initiatives directed towards the generation of enterprises for the benefit and welfare of communities in Ballycastle and surrounding areas.

The licensing of the Ballycastle Garda Station to the Ballycastle Development Company is part of the programme of disposal of former Garda Stations. If no other public service body wishes to use the property and if disposal by sale is not a viable option, then licensing for community use is considered.

Wicklow and Dublin uplands which is their primary response area and responds to over 60 call outs per year.

Among the agencies that they assist are An Garda Síochána, HSE Ambulance Service and the Irish Coast Guard. The Glen of Imaal (Red Cross) Mountain Rescue Team is a dedicated 112/999 emergency response service.

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Licensing of Donard Garda Station to the Glen of Imaal (Red Cross) Mountain Rescue Team The Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team was formed in 1983 to address a need when three serious accidents occurred locally in quick succession, one of which was fatal. The founding members of the Team, while seeking first-aid support and training, contacted the Irish Red Cross Society and recognising the merits of such a connection, became a branch of the society.

Today, the voluntary organisation provides a 24 hour 365 day a year search and rescue service for the

On the 4th of December 2015, Minister Simon Harris officially handed over the keys of the former Garda Station in Donard to the Glen of Imaal (Red Cross) Mountain Rescue Team.

Speaking at the handover, the Minister said, “I am delighted to be here in Donard today, to hand over a former Garda Station to the local community. Since 2013, there have been a number of former Garda stations handed over to communities the length and breadth of the country. Donard as we all know, is an excellent base for hillwalking enthusiasts and I am pleased that this former Garda station can be put to good use by this wonderful voluntary organisation”.

Among the following services to be provided from the property, to be renamed the Donard Red Cross Centre will be first-aid and defibrillator training, services for local community events, a mountain rescue command post and a unified location for all emergency responders during rescue operations.

Paul Ashmore, Chairman of the Glen of Imaal (Red Cross) Mountain Rescue Team said “We at the Red Cross Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team are excited to be moving into our new sub base in Donard, Co. Wicklow. We are also delighted to be part sharing it with another Red Cross team. This base will facilitate with the call outs that we receive on Lugnaqullia and other mountains in west Wicklow. It will also store essential equipment needed by personnel reacting to call outs and for some of our training that is continuous and on-going. This is a great day for the Red Cross and the Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team”.

Nichola Moss Property Management

1 Minister Simon Harris, Michelle Mulherin, T.D. with members of the Ballycastle Development Company 2 Minister Simon Harris, Michelle Mulherin, T.D. with attendees at the handover Copyright for the above images – Keith Heneghan 3 Minister Simon Harris, opening the new premises of the Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team, Donard 4 Minister Simon Harris, with members of the Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team

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Art Management

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Commissions

Exhibitions

In 2015 the OPW collaborated with the Royal Irish Academy to commission a series of 42 portraits by artist David Rooney for the book 1916 Portraits and Lives. It was commissioned under the percent for art scheme.

The original drawings will be placed on exhibition in Kilmainham Gaol in 2016.

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The flood relief scheme on the river Tolka also generated a percent for art commission.

In partnership with Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council and Meath County Council, the OPW worked with Create - the national development agency for collaborative arts, on the project. The commission “Tolka Nights” comprised three evening events exploring the River Tolka, initiated by and featuring artists Matt Green, Sven Anderson, John D’Arcy, Jennie Guy, Conan McIvor and Stuart Sloan. The events that took place in September 2015 included a symposium and river amplification in the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin.

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In 2015 the joint touring Art of the State exhibition, Construct, had 11 students from Ulster University choose artworks from the collections of the OPW and the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland.

29 artworks were selected for the exhibition that toured 4 venues between September 2015 and end January 2016 north and south throughout the country. It visited Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards, Co. Down, Omagh Library, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Luan Gallery, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, and Bray Institute of Further Education, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

2015 marked twenty years of co-operation between the Department of Finance and Personnel of Northern Ireland and the OPW. Exhibition catalogues are available from the Art Management Office – 01-6476812 / 0761-106812.

2 1 Group at the Construct Exhibition 2 Lisa Dunne - Untitled 3 Alan Phelan - Cockatoo 4 Minister Simon Harris & Geralding O’Reilly (Artist) at the Finders & Keepers Exhibition

Finders and Keepers The OPW joined forces with Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council to invite 14 senior citizens to select an exhibition of 45 artworks from the State Art Collection for display in the Lexicon Library in Dun Laoghaire from October 2015 to January 2016.

McAleese Gift Collection The gifts that Mary McAleese former President of Ireland received while in Office, and subsequently donated to the State, were catalogued and given on a five-year loan for display in King House, Boyle, Co. Roscommon. The OPW Art Management Office worked with Roscommon County Council on the exhibition. Mary McAleese opened the exhibition on 16th November 2015.

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5 5 Róisin Buitléar - ‘Clog on Aingli’ 6 Patrick Hickey – Magnolia

State Art Collection The OPW manages the State Art collection. It is the largest public art collection in Ireland comprising more than 16,000 artworks, on display in over 400 locations nationwide.

Government Departments have Irish art in a variety of media, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, photography, prints and mixed-media artworks by emerging and established artists on display. While the majority of artworks in the collection are by Irish artists, there are also works by artists who have chosen to live in Ireland.

In 2015 Art Management staff worked with staff in a number of Departments and Offices including the Office of the President, Department

of the Taoiseach, Houses of the Oireachtas, Government Buildings, Leinster House, Áras an Uachtaráin, National Archives, Garda Stations and the Court Services to help with the selection, installation and re-location of artworks in public areas, meeting rooms and offices. Other projects included the organisation of conservation, cleaning and the re-installation of artworks in Derrynane House following a major refurbishment project and the loan of artworks from the collection for temporary exhibition in public galleries.

The unique nature of the collection makes it the most widely dispersed collection in Ireland – a visual art lending library with over 90% of the work on view.

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Business Transformation Unit

The Business Transformation Unit (BTU) completed its first full years’ work in 2015.

The focus of the unit was to improve the organisational health and performance by enhancing capacity and capability in Estate Portfolio Management (EPM) through: •

Reviewing processes and making recommendations to improve ways of working within EPM;

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Making recommendations on the re-organisation of the internal structures;

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Managing the changes in resources required to support the new organisational structure;

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Integrating technology into this project in order to deliver more effective management information; and

Under the sponsorship of the Chairman in 2015 the BTU produced a report of its findings and recommendations after each of the two phases undertaken. The Phase 1

Report was published in July 2015 and mapped and reviewed Estate Portfolio Core Activities and engaged with all levels of staff and management in identifying the needs of EPM.

1. People

Phase 2 of the project focussed on Analysis and Options Development. This phase involved analysis of the findings of Phase 1, research relating to International Comparators and engagement with clients in service design activities.

The analysis undertaken in Phase 2 supported the initial observations from the process review and the conclusions contained in the Phase 1 Report.

5. Programme and Project Delivery and Resource Allocation

These findings gave rise to the development of Guiding Principles and Operational Objectives that inform the next phase of the project.

2. Organisational Design 3. Client Relationship Management 4. Estate Planning and Programme Governance

6. Technology The progress made in 2015 was assisted greatly with the very high level of engagement from all levels of staff and management across EPM and in our client departments. We look forward to further progress being made in 2016 and working with our colleagues to deliver EPM services in a consistently efficient and effective manner.

Delivery on each of the principles will be progressed through one of the following Workstreams:

1 Staff Members of the BTU

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Intreo Office Gallens Mill, Balbriggan

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In 2012, the Government launched the new National Employment and Entitlements Service, managed by the Department of Social Protection, called Intreo. The Intreo offices were to be one-stopshops that would perform functions previously carried out by separate agencies.

Commencing in 2012, the OPW was asked by the DSP to respond to the accommodation demands of the Intreo offices at 61 locations.

Serving the Fingal Borough, provision of the facility at Gallens Mill, Balbriggan, was one of the largest projects undertaken as part of this programme. Opened in early January 2016, this new INTREO office includes integrated reception areas,

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interview rooms, group engagement rooms and Public Service Card facilities as well as public waiting and inquiry areas. Staff resources include open plan and cellular offices, administration and ancillary facilities. With the assistance of Fingal County Council’s Paul Reid, County Manager, Stephen Peppard, Corporate Service’s Officer and Fionnuala May, County Architect, the vacant Gallens Mill was identified as the most suitable location for the new public office as it is both centrally located in the town and close to public transport.

Gallens Mill, now in the ownership of Fingal County Council, is a former 19th century water powered linen and cotton mill. By 1950, it was one of the largest linen manufacturers in the country,

providing employment to several hundred workers in the local area. It ceased operations as a mill in 1980.

Now a protected structure, it is listed as RPS No.33 in Fingal Development Plan 2011-2017. In 2015, work began to bring the vacant building back into use as new INTREO offices for the Department of Social Protection. The repair and extension works have resulted in a dynamic rejuvenation of the urban fabric in this location. The re-use incorporates the presentation of the buildings own history. This includes the re-instatement of the original Gallens Mill bell which would have called the mill employees to work. The bell, kindly donated by The Gallen Family, will be returned to the existing bell tower, above the

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4 1 Gallens Mill Upper Courtyard 2 Internal view of Gallens Mill – prior to works 3 Internal view of Gallens Mill – post works 4 Model of proposed works at the Gallens Mill complex 15

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DESIGN TEAM

second storey building on Mill Street, in the coming months.

The works undertaken at the Gallens Mill complex consisted of the internal fit-out and general refurbishment of the existing mill buildings, the main four storey Mill building and a smaller two storey building along Mill Street.

A new double height link structure now connects the two existing buildings. The total area to be re-fitted also included two floors of the Linen Hall building, adjacent to the main Mill building, incorporating a new link at first floor level.

The main works comprised of the provision of a new ambulant stair extension, for public access, to supplement the existing stairs and lifts, associated ground works, new raised access floor to the part of the first floor of

the new two storey extension, provision of new internal walls, ceilings, sanitary and kitchen facilities, joinery items, doors, floor and wall finishes throughout.

Additional works included a new single storey boiler house and new ventilation enclosure to the existing two-storey car park.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Brian Allen, Mary Fitzsimons, Noreen O’Leary & Jenny Dimond

The Mill buildings have a floor area of approximately 1,600 sq.m in total excluding the Linen Hall area which is 152sq.m.

M&E SERVICES: Dervan Engineering

The Intreo offices were officially opened by Joan Burton T.D. Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection on Wednesday 6th January 2016. For the first time employment and income support services are available in one location in Balbriggan town centre.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: Kenneth Moore, Paul Dolan & Robert Fingleton ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES: Terri Sweeney Meade, Andrew Sheridan, Ray McNally, Stephen O’Shea and Deirdre Spring

QUANTITY SURVEYING: John F Dillon & Associates STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING: Duffy Chartered Engineers FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERS: Jeremy Gardner Associates (Irl.) Ltd MAIN CONTRACTOR: Principal Contractors Ltd PROJECT DURATION: 9 months Photos: Barry Keogh

5 Official opening, 6th January 2016.

L-R Gerald Gallen, Tánaiste Joan Burton and Architects Terri Sweeney-Meade and Andrew Sheridan 6 The public waiting gallery in the new link building

7 Staff stairwell 8 Ground Floor Booths and public waiting area 9 Refurbished open plan office areas

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Turas i dTeanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann Irish Sign Language Tours 18

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Fógraíodh ar 18 Eanáir 2016 go gcuirfeadh an OPW, i gcomhar leis an Ionad um Bodharstaidéir ag Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Claith, clár turas ar fail ag suíomhanna oidhreachta áirithe an OPW le léirmhíniúcháin i dTeanga Chomharthaíocht na hÉireann.

Thug an tionscadal seo deis iontach do lucht an Phobail Bhodhair páirt níos iomláine a ghlacadh san éispéireas cuartaíochta ag na suíomhanna atá faoi chúram againn, chomh maith le deis foghlama maidir leis an stair a bhaineann leis na suíomhanna iontacha seo.

Ar dtús, thosaigh na turais seo ag Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath agus ina dhiaidh sin ag Teach Farmleigh agus Caisleán Chill Chainnigh.

Tá mórán suíomhanna oidhreachta iontacha ag an OPW ag a bhfuil seirbhísí treoraithe, turais faisnéise san áireamh, ar fáil. Is oth linn gur minic bac ar lucht an Phobail Bhodhair agus iad ag teacht ar shuíomhanna oidhreachta.

Is chun tairbhe do chách é mic léinn chomharthaíochta (ceathrú bhliain) a lonnú ag suíomhanna roghnaithe cuartaíochta an OPW. Fuair na mic léinn taithí luachmhar oibre, leathnaíodh pobal suíomhanna oidhreachta an OPW agus níos tábhachtaí ná uile, cuireadh seirbhís chomharthaíochta ar fáil do lucht an Phobail Bhodhair ag cuid de na suíomhanna oidhreachta íocónacha in Éirinn.

Míle buíochas leis an bhfoireann agus leis na mic léinn chomharthaíochta ag an Ionad um Bodharstáidéir agus le lucht an Phobail Bhodhair a ghlac páirt agus a chuidigh leis na himeachtaí spreagúla luachmahara seo.

Féadfar turais a chur in áirithe ach ríomhphost a sheoladh chuig info@heritageireland.ie

Íomhá 1: Turas i dTeanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann ag Caisleán Chill Chainnigh

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On the 18th January 2015, it was announced that the OPW in conjunction with the Centre for Deaf Studies, at Trinity College Dublin would offer a programme of Irish Sign Language interpreted tours at a number of OPW heritage sites.

This project provided members of the Deaf Community with a wonderful opportunity to more fully participate in the visitor experience at the sites within our care, giving them the opportunity to learn more of the intriguing history of these fabulous sites.

These tours initially started in Dublin Castle and were followed by Farmleigh House and Kilkenny Castle.

The OPW has many wonderful Heritage sites where guided services, including informative tours, are provided. Regrettably, the Deaf Community can often be somewhat restricted when accessing heritage sites. The placement of fourth year interpretation students at selected OPW visitor sites is beneficial for all parties concerned. The students gained valuable work experience, the appreciation of OPW heritage sites reached a wider audience and, most importantly of all, the Deaf Community were provided with an interpretation service at some of Ireland’s iconic heritage sites.

Many thanks to the staff and student interpreters of the Centre for Deaf Studies and to the members of the Deaf Community whose participation made these events so vibrant and worthwhile.

Bookings can be made by emailing info@ heritageireland.ie

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OPW Drainage

OPW Drainage Section construction of new fish counter on the River Maigue.

The River Maigue was once one of the finest salmon rivers in Ireland that brought international tourism and supported many local businesses. The salmon fishery is currently closed due to doubts related to the sustainability of the salmon stocks within the river. In the 1970s the OPW carried out the Maigue Drainage Scheme, widening and deepening the natural river network. While this increased the outfall of thousands of acres of agricultural lands improving the yield, it removed natural features and impacted on salmonoid habitats. The Maigue drains a large portion of the Golden Vale, one of the most intensively farmed regions within the State.

A weir with an outdated “denile” fish counter on the Maigue upstream of Adare Town, was ineffectual.

Inland Fisheries Ireland approached, OPW regional OPW regional staff to consider an ambitious plan to reconfigure the existing crescent shaped weir and to construct a new “Logie” type counter that would prove to be the largest of it’s kind in the world. An important aspect of the design and construction was to ensure stable, non turbulent laminar flow over the counters and this was achieved by removing and replacing the downstream face of the crump weir, changing the slope marginally. The location of the fish counter was upstream of Adare, with a large contributing catchment of 1,000km2.

The fish counter works, due to three electrodes (metal conductors) that create a resistive field, the resistance measured between any two electrodes is constant. When a fish swims into this field, the fish is less resistive than the volume of water it displaces and the reduction of the recorded resistance registers a count. The counter records from both an upstream (from base to middle electrode) and downstream (from top to middle electrode). The salmonoids are counted and are verified by CCTV cameras which have been placed at five locations along the weir.

This confirms the accuracy of the count.

Counter Data for the River Maigue 2015 Fish Species

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Spring salmon

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2 Bypass channel being constructed

Grilse 708

3 Bypass with dam in place

Late Summer Salmon

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Sea Trout

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Maigue Counter 2015 800 700

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1 Detailed design drawing

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Last Seafood Lamprey Summer Salmon

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OPW Phoenix Park Honey Show

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I work in the Walled Garden at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. I work alongside Brian Quinn and Paul Whyte. I have been there since 2007, having previously worked with the Phoenix Park’s mobile unit and before that, Áras an Uachtaráin.

Ashtown Walled Garden, a restored Victorian kitchen garden, is a two-and-ahalf-acre garden set in the grounds of the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. It is a fruit and vegetable garden mainly, with a herbaceous border running from south to north from the main entrance. It is laid out in four quadrants and further divided within these quadrants. The main paths have been widened to facilitate public access.

We rotate our crops in accordance with best horticultural practice. It is open all year round and free to enter. Visitor numbers are steadily increasing as

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it becomes a more widely known tourist destination. It is the jewel in the park, but maybe I’m biased!

Our “Bee” story really begins in 2009 when, at the annual Bloom in the Park festival, Michael Gleeson, Federation of Irish Bee-keepers’ Associations (F.I.B.K.A), met our previous Chief Park Superintendent Dr. John McCullen. From there the ball started to roll. Over the course of the following year we built a “Bee Hotel” in the slip garden at Ashtown.

A “Bee Hotel” is an openroofed structure with glass to the front. The idea behind this structure was to house bees safely behind viewing windows. We could then accommodate pre-booked groups so we could open the hives and they could get up close and personal. Its a great way of giving the public a taste of what really goes on when hives are opened.

Of course you must warn anybody who goes near beehives that there is always the possibility of a sting and if anyone has any doubts, or allergies in particular, that they are advised to stay away! As the bees are considered livestock then they should be treated with respect and you can never anticipate how they will behave on certain days, so going in gently and quietly is recommended.

In September 2011 we welcomed our first hives two at Ashtown and two at Áras an Úachtaráin. We must thank John Summerville, and Mary and Gerry Ryan for kindly donating their hives to the Phoenix Park.

So we finally had them!

Everyone was thrilled, and I must say personally a little scared at the same time! We did have a certain amount of training completed but no amount of books or articles

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you read will ever prepare you for what lies ahead. It cannot be stated enough of the tremendous help we received from Michael Gleeson. His involvement was outstanding. He gave up his free time to come and direct us, mentor us and support us in every way he could...and indeed he still continues to do so. His help is invaluable.

I’m amazed he is still willing to answer his phone to us!

But that is the way of beekeepers in general. They are a very helpful bunch and all are more than willing to do what they can for the betterment of the survival of the honeybee.

Ever since that daunting day in September 2011 we now manage over 16 hives throughout the park and our focus has been on managing the hives sustainably.

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garden has shifted focus slightly on making the most of our acreage for the benefit of the bees. In the last few years we have introduced a wild-flower area along with green manures to aid our bee population in the park.

(Green manures are plants that capture and lock-up the nutrients leached from the previous crop to be later released to the next crop).

We have won numerous national awards for our honey here in Ireland. From Tipperary to Dublin we have won awards ranging from 1st to Commended. We were also invited to the National Honey Show in London in October 2014 which we are pleased to say we did not go home empty-handed from!

We received commended and highly commended awards in two classes there.

We had previously been awarded two seconds in 2013 at the same show. It is a

great achievement when our Phoenix Park bees produce a quality of honey that can stand up to the best in the world. It is from these shows that we got the bug for staging our own here in the Park.

With the commitment from Margaret Gormley, Chief Park Superintendent, this year the OPW went a step further in promoting our honeybee and preserving the ancient craft of bee-keeping by initiating the first ever Phoenix Park Honey Show. The Park is the ideal location to explore the ancient craft of bee-keeping and to showcase honey, the end result that we can all enjoy! It provides an oasis for our pollinators and our wildlife, and the OPW are committed to protecting habitats and species.

On Sunday the 13th of September the 1st Phoenix Park Honey Show took place. With 23 classes there

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was something to suit everyone, junior, novice and experienced bee-keeper. The wide range of classes catered both liquid and comb honey, wax, honey cakes, biscuits, mead, and photographs.

Judging of the various categories commenced at 10.15am and while this took place, there were lectures and tours by OPW gardeners and guides. The Honey Exhibition was opened to the public after judging had been completed.

The event was an outstanding success with over 200 entries. Some beautiful perpetual trophies were commissioned, carved from trees that grew in the Park.

They are replicas of the Wellington Monument here in the park and each year the winners will have their names engraved on them.

In addition to the perpetual trophies, specially commissioned Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in a presentation case were awarded to those who achieved first, second and third place. The usual honey show prize cards embossed in gold were also awarded.

This event was free to the public. It was a great success for our first ever honey show.

With over 200 entries it was the second biggest attended Honey Show in the country this year. We are going to continue on its success and make next year bigger and better! We hope to see you all there.

Meeda Downey, OPW Gardener, Bee-keeper and Honey Show Secretary, Phoenix Park.

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Tigh Mór Dhoire Fhionáin/Derrynane House

Réamhrá Baile dúchais Dhónaill Uí Chonaill, feisire parlaiminte an Chláir san 19ú aois agus saothraí um fhuascailt na gCaitiliceach, is ea Tigh Mór Dhoire Fhíonáin. Inniú, sé Rannán Réadmhaoine Stairiúil Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí a dhéanann cúram den tigh agus den Pháirc Náisiúnta mórthimpeall, atá ar oscailt don phobal idir Aibreán agus Deireadh Fómhair gach bliain. Tá mórán nithe a bhaineann le Dónall Ó Conaill agus a mhuintir sa tigh, ar a n-áirítear bailiúchán portráidí agus cuid mhaith den troscán bunaidh. Bíonn ceithre phríomhsheomra ar oscailt don phobal: an seomra bia agus an seomra staidéir ar an mbunurlár, agus an parlús agus an leabharlann ar an urlár thuas, chomh maith le teach cóiste; is ann atá an carbad a tógadh le haghaidh an turais abhaile ag Ó Conaill nuair a scaoileadh saor é as Priosún Richmond in 1844. Féadfaidh cuairteoirí léiriúchán closamhairc ar bheatha Uí Chonaill a fheiceáil in amharclann beag agus dul chuig na seomraí tae, na gairdíní stairiúla, an Pháirc Náisiúnta mórthimpeall agus na tránna agus cósta atá sa chomharsanacht.

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Cúlra agus cuspóirí an tionscadail Léiríodh roinnt ceisteanna maidir le hinrochtaineacht ar an láthair. Níorbh fhéidir le daoine ar éagumas gluaiseachta ach an bunurlár a rochtain, agus bhí easpa spáis i gcuid de na háiseanna, an fáiltiú san áireamh. Bhí céimeanna isteach chuig an seomra closamhairc agus chuig na leithris do chuairteoirí. Lasmuigh, ba dhúshlán é an dromchla féir agus cloiche do chuairteoirí nach raibh lúth na gcos go maith acu.

Anuas go 2006, bhí cuid den tigh in úsáid mar áit chónaithe feighlí. Nuair a tháinig an spás seo saor, bhí deis ann feidhm a bhaint as an gcuid seo den tigh le haghaidh cuairteoirí agus cóiríocht bhreise.

Bhí príomhchuspóirí an tionscadail dírithe ar inrochtaineacht, chuig an tigh agus an láthair, agus ar na bailiúcháin trí léiriú agus léirmhíniú breise.

Cur síos ar na hoibreacha Cruthaíodh bealach isteach nua inrochtaine do chuairteoirí agus láthair fáilte san áit ina raibh seomra na dtreoraithe agus áit chónaithe an fheighlí. Anseo freisin tá nasc chuig an seomra closamhairc, agus

staighre agus ardaitheoir nua chuig spás taispeántais ar an urlár thuas; tá rampa chuig an parlús agus an leabharlann nach raibh teacht orthu ach ar staighre go dtí seo. Mar sin don chéad uair féadfaidh daoine le cathaoireacha rothaí agus naícharranna teacht ar an urlár thuas.

Feabhsaíodh doirse agus urláir, chomh maith le soilsiú éigeandála agus na haláraim dóiteáin, de réir na gcaighdeán sábháilteachta dóiteáin is déanaí.

Léiríonn taispeántas nua an t-ábhar ar bhealach níos inrochtaine chuig pobal níos leithne; tá frámaí nua taispeántais, téacsanna agus treoirleabhair ilteangacha agus lúb ionduchtaithe do dhaoine ar éagumas éisteachta. Féadfar anois an tigh agus na bailiúcháin atá ann a fheiceáil ar an mbealach is fearr; tá cur síos leanúnach a thugann eolas ar Thigh Mór Dhoire Fhíonáin agus ar Dhónall Ó Conaill ar bhealach atá tarraingteach agus fíorúil.

Lasmuigh, sa chlós isteach agus i gclós an tseomra tae, leagadh síos dromchla nua inrochtaine le meascán cloiche agus gairbhéil scagach. Tá dhá charrchlós chomh maith le láthair tuirlingt, agus athraíodh na leibhéil sa chaoi go bhfuil

Bhí cur chuige na hoibre ag teacht leis an gcleachtas is fearr caomhantais – an cur isteach is lú, deisiú mar a chéile agus an cumas chun oibreacha nua a inaisathrú dá mba ghá é sin.

teacht ar na doirsí ar fad ar aon leibhéal. Leathnaíodh na doirsí chun cathaoireacha rothaí a ligean isteach.

Cur chuige deartha Ba bheag an obair a ndearnadh as an nua. Díríodh ar an gcur isteach is lú a dhéanamh ar fhoirgneamh atá faoi chosaint, agus athúsáid a dhéanamh as spás a bhí ann cheana. Ar an dtaobh istigh, coinníodh struchtúr, fabraic agus bailchríoch chomh fada agus ab fhéidir, agus roghnaiodh ábhar nua a bheadh ag freagairt dóibh. Clárbhrat clochaoil agus dara atá in urláir nua nuair is ann dóibh. Cuireadh béim ar adhmadóireacht den scoth taobh istigh de chreatlach an fhoirgnimh, le láithreacha comhtháite suí agus taispeántais.

Chuir Fáilte Ireland maoiniú i bpáirt ar fáil don obair. Ba iad foirne ailtireachta, innealtóireachta, suirbhéireacht chainníochta agus bainistiú tionscadail Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí a dhearaigh agus a stiúraigh an tionscadal, le cúnamh ó Sheirbhísí Oidhreachta OPW (Réadmhaoin Stairiúla agus Seirbhísí Chuairteoirí).

Eamonn Costello (Kerry) Ltd ó Thrá Lí a dhein an obair thógála, a críochnaíodh i mBealtaine 2014 in am do shéasúr an tsamhraidh.

FOIREANN SEIRBHÍSÍ AILTIREACHTA OPW: Barbara Kenny (ar scor), Eithne Moran, Flora O Mahony SEIRBHÍSÍ UM SHUIRBHÉIREACHT CHAINNÍOCHTA OPW: Ronan Clerkin SEIRBHÍSÍ INNEALTÓIREACHTA M+L OPW: James Hayde SEIRBHÍSÍ INNEALLTÓIREACHTA STRUCHTÚRTHA OPW: Kieran Walsh, Sean Balfe SEIRBHÍSÍ UM BAINISTIÚ TIONSCADAIL OPW: Gerard Kennedy, Barry Nangle SEIRBHÍSÍ OIDHREACHTA OPW: Adrian Corcoran, Brian Crowley, Margaret Gormley, Mary Heffernan, Bridgeen Kelly, George Moir, Chris O Neill BRAINSE TROSCÁIN OPW: Robert Guihen PRÍOMH-CHONRAITHEOIR: Eamonn Costello (Kerry) Ltd.

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The newly refurbished and landscaped courtyard, with new paved paths, ramps and steps, planting and lighting

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New entrance area with reception desk, seating, exhibition, link to audio visual room, and access to new stairs and lift

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Introduction Derrynane House is the ancestral home of Daniel O’Connell, the 18th century MP for Clare and champion for Catholic emancipation.

Today, the house and the surrounding National Park are managed by the Historic Properties division of the Office of Public Works, and are open to the public between April and October each year. The house contains many artefacts associated with Daniel O’Connell and his family, including a family portrait collection, and much original furniture. Four main rooms are open to the public: the dining room and study on the ground floor, and the drawing room and library on the upper floor, as well a coach house which 28

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accommodates the chariot constructed for O’Connell’s triumphal return home following his release from Richmond Prison in 1844.

Visitors can also visit a small theatre with an audio-visual presentation on O’Connell’s life, as well as the tea rooms; and many use the house as a base for exploring the historic gardens, the wider National Park, and the adjacent beaches and coastline.

Project background and objectives Historically, a number of issues had been identified in relation to the accessibility of the site, with access for people with impaired mobility limited to the ground floor of the house, and many facilities, including the reception area,

restricted in size. There was also stepped access into the audio-visual room, and into the main visitor toilets.

Externally, the courtyard surface of grass and crazy paving presented further difficulties to less able bodied visitors.

Until 2006, part of the existing house was used as a caretaker’s apartment, and when this became vacant, the opportunity arose to revise visitor access and extend accommodation into this part of the house. The main project objectives focussed on accessibility: both the physical accessibility of the house and site, as well as increased accessibility of the collections, through enhanced presentation and interpretation.

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Description of works A new accessible visitor entrance and reception space was located in the area previously used as the guides’ room and former caretaker’s living quarters.

This space also provides a new internal link to the audio visual room, and gives access to the new lift and stairwell whereby visitors can reach a new exhibition space at first floor, and also visit, via a ramp, the existing drawing room and library, formerly only accessible by the existing stairs. This brings the first floor into use by people with wheelchairs or buggies for the first time. Existing doors and floors, as well as emergency lighting and alarm systems throughout the buildings, were upgraded to meet current fire safety standards.

A new exhibition concept presents the material in a more accessible way, and to a wider audience, including new exhibition cases, multi lingual exhibition texts and guidebooks, and an induction loop facility for visitors with hearing impairments. The house and its collections can

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now be seen to their best advantage, with a coherent narrative allowing visitors to learn about Derrynane and Daniel O’ Connell in an engaging and authentic manner.

Externally, the surfaces of both the entrance courtyard and the tea room courtyard were re-laid using a mix of stone paving and an accessible permeable gravel surface. Two universal car park spaces and a drop off area were also provided, and levels adjusted to provide level access to all external doors. Where required, external doors have been increased in width to accommodate wheelchairs.

Design approach There was a limited amount of new work carried out, with a focus on minimising intervention to the protected structure, and re-using, or re-inhabiting existing spaces. Internally, existing structure, fabric and finishes were retained wherever possible, and new materials and finishes chosen to complement these. Floor finishes, where new, are

limestone and oak boarding.

There was an emphasis on high quality joinery and studwork inserted within the existing building shell, like a finely crafted jewellery box, with integrated seating and exhibition areas.

The approach to the works conformed with best conservation practice and was guided by the principles of minimum intervention, repairing like with like, and the reversibility, where possible, of new intervention works.

The works were partfunded by Fáilte Ireland, and designed and project managed by the architectural, engineering, quantity surveying, and project management teams of the Office of Public Works, assisted by our colleagues in OPW Heritage Services (Historic Properties and Visitor Services).

Construction was carried out by Tralee-based building contractors Eamonn Costello (Kerry) Ltd., and completed in May 2014 for the summer season.

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Newly refurbished lobby at ground floor Photography by Ros Kavanagh

TEAM OPW ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES: Barbara Kenny (retired), Eithne Moran, Flora O Mahony OPW QUANTITY SURVEYING SERVICES: Ronan Clerkin OPW M+E ENGINEERING SERVICES: James Hayde OPW STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES: Kieran Walsh, Sean Balfe OPW PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES: Gerard Kennedy, Barry Nangle OPW HERITAGE SERVICES: Adrian Corcoran, Brian Crowley, Margaret Gormley, Mary Heffernan, Bridgeen Kelly, George Moir, Chris O Neill OPW FURNITURE BRANCH: Robert Guihen MAIN CONTRACTOR: Eamonn Costello (Kerry) Ltd.

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Apprentice Programme Carpentry & Stonemason/Stonecutting

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My name is Brian Clancy from Fermoyle, Attanagh, Durrow, Co. Laois. I commenced my apprenticeship at Kilkenny National Monuments Depot on 22nd September 2014.

I am currently on phase 5 of a Carpentry/Joinery Apprenticeship with Heritage Services within the Office of Public Works. The apprenticeship programme consists of seven phases – four on the job and three off the job phases. I have completed phase 2 in ETB Athlone Training Centre and phase 4 was completed at Limerick Institute of Technology. During these phases we covered theory and practical based assessments and at the end of each phase we had to complete and pass exams.

To date I have really enjoyed the apprenticeship programme working alongside skilled master craftspeople. I have worked on many different conservation projects on various monuments throughout the district, which include Jerpoint Abbey, Kells Priory and Tintern Abbey.

I am currently working on a major conservation programme at Ormonde Castle, Carrick on Suir, Co. Tipperary. The conservation work includes the repair and replacement of timber sash windows and frames, this involves both on site repairs and making of new frames in the carpentry workshop in Kilkenny. I have also worked on the repair and replacement of original oak roof timbers and the lifting and replacing of original floor

boards. While carrying out this type of work I have had the experience to use many different types of old hand tools which include draw knives, foes and a shaving horse.

I have really enjoyed the apprenticeship programme so far and I look forward to completing my apprenticeship within Kilkenny National Monuments. It is great to learn the old hand skills and old traditional building methods within a friendly and supportive environment.

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1 Brian Clancy at work in Ormonde Castle 2 Sean Hurton at Buttevant Friary 3 Stone Carved Window by Lorcan Dunne, Apprentice Stone Mason/Carver

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My name is Sean Hurton from Midleton in East Cork. While working in a medical factory in the town, I spotted an advert for an apprenticeship programme as a Stonemason/Stonecutter through the OPW. I applied immediately, not really knowing what I was getting into, but knowing that I loved stone walls, and would love to learn how to build them. I got a letter for an interview, attended, and a month or two later I got a letter back saying that I had been accepted.

I started Phase 1 in the Mallow National Monuments Depot, where we, a group of 4 apprentices, were greeted

by Joe Daly and Maurice Fitzgerald, who talked to us about life in the OPW, the training we were going to receive throughout the apprenticeship, and some of the sites under their jurisdiction which include The Rock of Cashel, Charles Fort Kinsale, Buttevant Friary etc. My training began in Buttevant Friary, where my mentors were Pat O’ Brien, Craft Foreman, and Brendan Gleeson, Craft Mason.

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Brendan taught me skills from how to mix lime mortar properly, how to point, how to build and how to restore old stone walls, buildings and monuments. Then after four months of being on site, it was time to attend Phase 2 of my apprenticeship in Tralee, with Tom Little, Master Stonecutter.

There were 12 apprentices from all over the Country sent to Tralee to complete the 26 week course with Tom. The course is designed to teach students the practical work of hand-carving letters, shaping stones, interpreting working drawings, and making Arches from scratch, as well as the theory involved. At the end of the 26-week course, we all had a grasp of the basics of Stonecutting and we were given a series of exams before being sent back on site to put our new skills to the test.

One particular project I did in Tralee was to turn a big block of limestone into a smooth bowl. We did this through a series of techniques, critical for any stone carving project. Getting a surface of

operation, squaring the top and bottom so that the stone is out of twist, chiselling drafts, punching down the waste, working from point to point, creating an arris using templates and working drawings etc. In the end, all of these methods stuck to us and it was a good way of learning the basic principles of Stonecutting.

At the moment, I am back in Tralee in Phase 4, learning how to make Celtic crosses, how to draw knot work, how to draw different Italics in numbers and letters, and how to make columns. As for the future, I hope to learn as much as possible through this apprenticeship program, so that in years to come I will be able enough to pass on the information of this course to a younger generation.

I will always regard the decision to take on this apprenticeship as one of the best choices I have ever made.

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Expo 2015 Milan Italy

Expo 2015, celebrating ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life’ took place in Milan, Italy, from 1 May to 31 October 2015

pavilions of these exhibitor nations along with other themed pavilions from many International Corporations and Organisations.

Over the six month period, Milan became a global showcase where more than 140 participating countries showcased the best of their technology that offers a concrete answer to a vital need: being able to guarantee healthy, safe and sufficient food for everyone, while respecting the Planet and it equilibrium.

The Expo 2015 site was designed to resemble an island, totally surrounded by water in the form of a canal. The main focus of the site was centred around two thoroughfares a “Cardo” and a “Decemanus”, based on the ancient Roman City layout, which are covered by large tent-like structures to convey the idea of a global marketplace and lined with National and International Pavilions.

Expo Milan 2015 provided an opportunity to reflect upon, and seek solutions to, these issues while promoting the needs to make conscious political choices, develop sustainable lifestyles, and use the best technology to create a balance between the availability and the consumption of resources, including food wastage.

Over 21.5 million people attended the Universal Exposition, visiting the

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The OPW, the Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht and the Department of Agriculture & Food collaborated on the development of the building design, exhibition design and content as well as on financing matters thus ensuring Pavilion and Exhibition delivery prior to the official opening.

The design for the Ireland Pavilion takes the form of two distinct elements, a rectilinear element contrasting with a free form curved flowing element. This duality reflects both Ireland’s diversity in regard to our relationship between the landscape and our surrounding ocean / marine environment. As an Island nation this relationship has shaped our past heritage and also is reflected in today’s culture.

All aspects of the construction and exhibition have been co-ordinated, directed and managed by OPW Project Management Services, Architectural Services along with a local Design Team of Italian Consultants/Architects, consisting of Milan Ingegneria, BMMC Architects and Aterlier Francis, in place ensuring all ran smoothly on site. The pavilion was constructed by locally procured contractors while the exhibition was designed

by Event Ireland Ltd. 1 Ireland pavilion 2 (l to r) Carlo Milan (Milan Ingegneria) Bobby McDonagh Irish Ambassador to Italy, Maurizio Milan (Milan Ingegneria), Anna Fabro (BMMC Architecture), Elizabeth Francis (Atelier Francis), Ludovica Costa (BMMC Architecture), Ger Harvey (OPW), Ciaran O’Connor (OPW) 3 Tree of Life 4 Exhibition area

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by Ciaran O’Connor, State Architect and Gerard Harvey, Senior Architect. The Pavilion received very positive reviews especially in aspects of design and sustainability.

The pavilion has a total accommodation of 850m2 over 3 floors including exhibition areas (268m2) conference facilities (210m2), catering and hospitality spaces including rooftop dining terrace and all associated services. In an effort to complement the Origin Green theme the building was designed and constructed to be as sustainable as possible, therefore 84% of its construction and fabric is in timber, the remainder being in metal, glass and stone. As part of the planning process and award of construction contracts the pavilion will be entirely recycled at the end of Expo 2015. The external landscape reflects the geography of our island with a mixture of green spaces and an open expanse of water. Overall, including roof areas, the landscape provides 490m2 of green space, almost 40% of the overall footprint.

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The building design and exhibition reflect Ireland’s commitment to harnessing science and technology for sustainable and sociallyconscious food and drink production, increasing efficiency and avoiding waste. Inside the Pavilion visitors can learn how science, modern technology and natural resources can be potently utilised on the challenges of a secure flow of quality food and sustainable sourcing and production such as animal welfare, carbon emissions, energy efficiency, soil and grass health, water management and the use of pesticides and fertiliser.

The Ireland Pavilion hosted over 2.5 million visitors who viewed the exhibition promoting the concept “Origin Green” which provides proof of Ireland’s commitment to sustainable food and drink production as well as Tourism Ireland initiatives such as the Wild Atlantic Way.

Ireland was one of two countries to receive an ‘Expo Sustainability Award for Building Concept and Construction’. Ireland received a Bronze BIE (Bureau International des Expositions) Award for the best realisation of the Theme of Expo 2015 for Pavilions under two thousand square metres.

Project Management Services

Expo Milan 2015 passed the baton to the next Universal Exhibition to be held in Dubai from October 20, 2020 to April 10, 2021 under the theme of “Linking Minds Create the Future”.

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5 Salmon Sculpture by Emma Jane Rushworth – State Art Collection 6 Neill Carron & John Kennedy (AHGS) receiving the Award 7 Bord Bia/Tourism Ireland Gallery 8 Ireland Pavilion at night

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Chapel Royal Dublin Castle

200 years of the Chapel Royal at Dublin Castle.

Christmas Day, 2014 marked two hundred years since the opening service of the Chapel Royal at Dublin Castle. From that day until the following Christmas, 2015, a programme of events was organised to commemorate the creation of this important building, including concerts, tours, talks and an exhibition focusing on its rich history.

This was accompanied by a book of essays which, for the first time, looked at the Chapel in its own right, allowing it to emerge from the shadows of the betterknown State Apartments.

The Chapel Royal was built to the designs of the Board of Works Architect Francis Johnston. The impetus for such a grand project appears to have been the passing of the Act of Union, which deprived Ireland of its own Parliament on January 1st 1801. Following this the position of the Viceroy, as the king’s representative in Ireland, began to look increasingly redundant. One of the ways in which the Viceroys from 1800 onward sought to consolidate their position was through the

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established church (the Church of Ireland). By putting himself forward as a moral, as well as political leader the Viceroy added another role to his résumé. This new role, however, necessitated a new space in which to play it out.

The old Castle Chapel was demolished in early 1807 and work then began on the new Chapel Royal.

The building itself is incredibly ornate, a true feast for the eyes. The limestone exterior is dressed with 103 carved heads representing kings, queens, clerics, angels, Brian Boru, St Peter and Jonathan Swift. On the western gable is a carved, Celtic ringed cross – the first of its kind to adorn a public building in Ireland. This suggests a conscious linking of the established church with the ancient church of St Patrick.

Within, the arts of the carpenter, plasterer and painter deceive the eye into thinking the main building material is stone but in fact what you see is a cleverly designed stage. Everywhere the eye looks it is captivated by ornament – from carved wooden shields to modelled plaster heads; stained glass

bearing the Viceroys’ coats of arms; and a truly impressive organ.

The Chapel Royal continued in use until Christmas day of 1922, when it held its last Anglican service. It was proposed that it might be converted for use as the Law Library when the courts occupied the State Apartments from 1923-31, but was only ever used for occasional meetings of the judicial commissioners of the circuit courts. In 1943, however, it was repurposed as a Roman Catholic garrison church for the armed forces, known as the Church of the Most Holy Trinity. The dedication was performed by the Archbishop of Dublin, John Charles McQuaid. The Taoiseach, Éamon de Valera drove from Donegal to Dublin to be present.

The Chapel remained in use by the armed forces until the 1980s. By this time large cracks had begun to appear in the floor, possibly as a result of nearby building works or earlier, Victorian alterations, and the building was closed to the public.

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The exhibition that chronicled the history of the chapel drew from a huge variety of people and organisations many of whom, through one way or another, had come into possession of items associated with, or once part of, the Chapel Royal. We were fortunate to borrow a portrait, tool chest and actual tools that once belonged to William Gibton, a partner in the Irish firm Mack, Williams & Gibton, who carved the original Chapel pew benches still at the Castle today.

National Museums Northern Ireland kindly lent a bust of Francis Johnston, carved by Edward and John Smyth, who created all of the carved and modelled heads that adorn the Chapel, inside and out.

The National Gallery in Dublin allowed us borrow a delicate watercolour by James Mahony depicting the interior of the Chapel in 1854.

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Highlights of the show were two pieces of silver-gilt plate, part of a larger set of nine, that once adorned the altar of the Chapel. They had reputedly been presented to “the King’s Chapel” in Dublin in 1698 by William III, and they were used at the Chapel Royal from its opening service in 1814 until its final one in 1922. Due to the turbulence of the times the Viceroy consigned them to Christ Church Cathedral for safe-keeping, and there they remain on show today.

Another interesting display was a flag presented to President Seán T. O’Kelly by the French Government in 1959. It was one of a set of five, replicas of those of the Irish Regiments that fought in the French Army.

They were presented on the anniversary of the Battle of Fontenoy, and were hung thereafter in the Chapel until restoration work began in 1983. They were rediscovered in the custody of the Office of the Chief Herald and one was especially cleaned and mounted for the exhibition.

Although the exhibition has now ended, the history of the Chapel can still be appreciated in the book of essays that was commissioned for its bicentenary: The Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle: An Architectural History edited

by Myles Campbell and William Derham.

4 1 L-R Glascott Symes, Minister Simon Harris, Adrienne Symes and Commissioner John McMahon 2 L-R Minister Simon Harris, The Rev. Canon Roy Byrne & British Ambassador Dominic Chilcott 3 Silver-Gilt Plate 4 Chapel Royal

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Green Flag Awards

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The Green Flag Award scheme was first launched in the UK in 1996 to recognise and reward the best green spaces in the country. Since its launch, the Green Flag Award scheme has gone from strength to strength, with the number of applicants increasing annually and now has an International scheme including such countries as The Netherlands, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland and United Arab Emirates.

These Awards, administered

by An Taisce in the Republic of Ireland, recognise and encourage the hard work and dedication that goes into providing quality parks and green spaces that are managed in environmentally sustainable ways.

What’s more, winning a Green Flag Award can generate excellent publicity for a site. Both the media and the public are becoming increasingly aware that a site flying a Green Flag is a high quality green space, which can only be a boost to its popularity.

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In 2015 a record number of Green Flag Awards were presented to exceptional green spaces as part of the international scheme. In total six parks in the Republic of Ireland were given Green Flag Awards at a ceremony in Antrim Castle Gardens and Clotworthy House.

The Green Flag Awards were given to Poppintree Park (Dublin City Council), Bushy Park (Dublin City Council), Malahide Demesne (Fingal County Council), Millennium Park (Fingal County Council), Grangegorman Military Cemetery (Office of Public Works) and St. Stephen’s Green (Office of Public Works).

Commenting on the awards Margaret Gormley, Chief Park Superintendent, noted “The Green Flag is very important because it sets a standard for all green spaces, and, for everyone involved in maintenance and management, to work towards. It sends a good message to the public as well as the team that we are achieving a high standard”.

Grangegorman Military Cemetery is a 5.5 acre space adjacent to the Phoenix Park which opened in 1876 to serve as a graveyard for the soldiers and their families, of what was then Marlborough Barracks (now McKee Barracks). The space offers a near picture perfect Victorian garden cemetery and a mature tree collection of over twenty-six species.

St Stephens Green Park is Ireland’s premier Victorian Square. The Green is just under 10 ha and has become a key tourist attraction in Dublin attracting over 5.5 million visitors each year, yet it is valued for its sense of peace and tranquillity in the centre of an urban metropolis.

1 (l to r): George Moir, Gerry Donoghue, Margaret Gormley, Commissioner John McMahon, Declan Bermingham 2 (l to r): Gerry Donoghue, Declan Bermingham, Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhálaigh 3 (l to r): Declan Bermingham, Margaret Gormley, Eamonn Dunne, District Park Officer, Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhálaigh, Frank D’Arcy, District Parks Officer, Gerry Donoghue

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Kilmacurragh Gardens

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Opening of the Acton CafĂŠ at the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh by President Michael D. Higgins, May 2015.

The Kilmacurragh Estate is one of Ireland’s most historic gardens, ultimately dating from 1697. Remnants of the 18th century Dutch-style landscape park still survive in the present garden, which was considerably modified

by Thomas and Janet Acton between 1854 and 1908. In 1974 the house, arboretum and walled garden was taken over by the Forest and Wildlife Service and ultimately managed by Coillte as the Kilmacurragh Arboretum until 1996. It then came under the management of the National Botanic Gardens, and in 2010 was formerly recognised as the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh.

Kilmacurragh House is a rare example of the Queen Anne style in Ireland built by the Acton family and completed around 1715. It is likely that William Robinson, the Surveyor General of Ireland in the late seventeenth century, designed the house. Seven generations of Acton had lived in the House until 1944

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when the estate had to be sold due to the insuperable burden of death duties following the death of two brothers in the Great War. When acquired by the Office of Public Works the house was a ruin following two fires in the 1970s and 1980s.

The present collection of mature exotics is, in part, based on material collected by some of the great plant hunters of the nineteenth century. Many of these plants were provided through the National Botanic Gardens at the time due to the strong family friendship between successive generations of the Acton family and the Moore family. The opening of the Acton CafĂŠ in 2015 was an important moment for the Gardens, bringing the first dedicated visitor facilities to the site.

In April 2013 the Commissioners of Public Works sought planning permission for change of use of the existing 18th and 19th century cowshed from storage to tea rooms consisting of kitchen and dining area and storage area with a paved seating area outside. Building works commenced on site in

March 2014. Unfortunately, the company that won the original tendering process went into liquidation, through no fault of their own, within a month of commencing work.

The stalling of work allowed for a review of the internal layout of the tearooms and changes were made to increase the seating capacity, rationalise electrical, water and sewerage runs to a minimum and most importantly ensure universal access for visitors. At the end of January, Minister Simon Harris visited and welcomed the developing plans as well as discussing broader plans for stabilisation of the historic house.

The successful and timely completion of the project was due to a remarkable team effort by Waterford District Office, the Arklow Depot, Head Office at Trim and National Botanic Gardens Staff. Their work demonstrated the tremendous professionalism, teamwork and trust in one another that ensured that the task was completed, and within budget, in less than 4 months.

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1 Staff members at Kilmacurragh Gardens 2 President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, Minister Simon Harris and Seamus O’ Brien, Head Gardener at Botanic Gardens Kilmacurragh, Co. Wicklow 3 President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina admiring the Gardens 4 President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins unveiling the plaque

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On the 18th May 2015, Minister Harris welcomed President Michael D. Higgins for the official opening and a plaque was unveiled to mark the visit and opening.

Speaking at the opening Minister Harris said: “I am delighted to welcome the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to Kilmacurragh House and Gardens for the official opening of The Acton Café. My office, the OPW, continues to carry out enhancement works at this wonderful estate. I am sure that the appropriately named Tearooms will serve to further enhance the visitor experience here in Kilmacurragh.”

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The President responded by stating that “We remain deeply grateful to the OPW for preserving this important part of our national heritage, and for the work and vision that has been invested into the reclamation of this space and the rediscovery of botanical treasures and champion trees, rooted in the history and legacy of this beautiful place and planted and cared for by generations of the Acton family to whom the estate belonged.”

Present at the opening was Carol Acton, widow of the last Acton owner of the estate, Charles Acton (1914-1999). President Higgins

thanked Carol for generously bequeathing her family’s papers to the National Botanic Gardens. These give a comprehensive archive of the recent history of the estate, and it is fitting that the Acton name will remain associated with Kilmacurragh through the naming of this tearoom – Café Acton.

6 5 Pictured with President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina who officially unveiled the plaque was Minister Simon Harris 6 (l to r) Paul Maher, Matthew Jebb, Comm John. McMahon, President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina, Minister Simon Harris and Seamus O’Brien Copyright – Fennell Photography

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Dundrum Garda Station

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Dundrum Garda Station Refurbishment and Extension The refurbishment and extension of the Garda Station at Upper Kilmacud Road, Dundrum is the second phase of a project to provide additional accommodation for An Garda Síochána. The Dundrum staff complement increased following the closure of Stepaside Garda Station and the first phase of works, completed in March 2013, involved the refurbishment and conversion of the adjacent former Courthouse building.

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The contract for the Phase 2 works was awarded to Gem Construction Ltd. in the sum of €2,779,919. Work on site commenced in May 2014 and was completed in December 2015. An important consideration in the execution of the project was the requirement to maintain an operational Station

throughout the course of the works. Consequently, the Phase 2 project involved further phasing to achieve this. The first tranche of works addressed the provision of a temporary canteen and locker storage accommodation to enable staff to vacate the existing single-storey central block and detention block to the rear of the Station, thus facilitating the demolition of these structures.

Following the demolition works, the new cell block and the new 2 storey central block, with first floor link to the Courthouse building, were constructed. The completion of this phase enabled the Station personnel to move from the remaining old Station building into the new 2 storey block, allowing refurbishment of the vacated building to commence. The successful operation of the phasing was achieved due

to the co-operation between local An Garda Síochána personnel, the contractor and the design team.

The 2 storey central block has been faced with granite to tie in with the adjacent stone Courthouse building. The Garda Station entrance has been re-located to the central block, which houses a new waiting area for the public and the Public Office, with new staff canteen facilities above this on the first floor. By modernising and expanding the capacity of the accommodation, the overall development has allowed An Garda Síochána to remain in its preferred location in the centre of Dundrum.

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5 1 Eastern aspect of Garda Station at night - illuminated 2 First Floor corridor linking Central Block and Courthouse 3 New Central Block - Reception Area and Canteen facilities above – Brise soleil 4 Front of Station showing new Central Block and Public Entrance 5 Public Waiting Area seating 6 Public Office

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South Campshires Flood Protection (SCFPP) 48

Background to the Scheme

Construction of the Scheme

The flood cell immediately south of the River Liffey has significant business, retail and densely populated residential areas. There have been significant incidences of overtopping from the river in this locality in recent years, in February 2002, twice in January 2014 and in March 2014. Measures to deal with this problem were identified in the Dublin Coastal Protection Project of 2005, leading to the development of the South Campshires Flood Protection Project.

Dublin City Council received approval from an Bord Pleanála to construct this scheme in accordance with Section 175 of the Planning & Development Act 2000.

The SCFPP started construction in November of 2014. The works are ongoing on the south quays of the River Liffey and are due to be completed at the end of 2016. The works extend from Butt Bridge, at the upstream extent, to a point 130 metres downstream of Samuel Beckett Bridge at the downstream extent – a distance of approximately 1,050 metres. The works are being carried out along the following stretches: •

Butt Bridge to Matt Talbot Memorial Bridge for 220m

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Matt Talbot Memorial Bridge to Sean O’Casey for 250m

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Sean O’Casey Bridge to Samuel Beckett Bridge for 450m

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Samuel Beckett Bridge to Downstream Extent for 130m

The project includes the following construction elements: •

Granite clad in-situ concrete walls, in-situ concrete “L-Wall” for 150 lin.m., with granite cladding & capping to this wall

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Installation of high specification precast concrete flood wall units for 560 lin.m., with granite inserts to these units

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Planting of trees in proprietary planting systems

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The installation of 560 lin.m. of polished concrete footpath

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Various types of flood gates

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Other associated civil engineering activities

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Construction of a twoway cycle lane.

Scheme Details

Programme

Funding

The Works Programme for the SCFPP is divided into six sections:

The flood defence elements of the project are funded

by OPW, with other parts being funded by Dublin City Council and the National Transportation Authority.

Team The works are being carried out by an OPW direct labour workforce with substantial involvement from private sector materials suppliers and sub-contractors. The project team comprises: •

Client: Dublin City Council

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Contractor (PSCS): Office of Public Works

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Consulting Engineer: URS (Now AECOM)

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Section 1 (Georges Quay)

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Sections 2 & 3 (City Quay)

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Sections 4 & 5 (City Quay)

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Section 6 (Sir John Rogersons Quay)

• Architects: Shaffreys Architects •

PSDP: Nicholas O’Dwyer Consulting Engineers

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Staff Movement 50

January – December 2015 Christine McCann

Executive Officer

Career Break

02/03/15

Noeleen Smyth

Botanist Grade 3

Career Break

27/04/15

Dervla Rose

Engineer Grade 3

Career Break

28/08/15

Declan Forde

Assistant Principal Officer

Retired

03/01/15

Neil Nicolson

Higher Executive Officer

Retired

17/01/15

Maureen Magan

Higher Executive Officer

Retired

27/01/15

Philomena Mallon

Administrative Officer

Retired

10/02/15

Alice Dooley

Clerical Officer

Retired

14/02/15

Adrian Kennedy

Senior Technical Assistant

Retired

04/04/15

Joseph Cassidy

Engineering Technician Grade I

Retired

17/04/15

Tom Glynn

Engineer Grade I

Retired

20/05/15

David Campbell

Engineer Grade I

Retired

12/06/15

Eamon Coyle

Valuer Grade II

Retired

30/05/15

Caroline Leaden

Senior Architect

Retired

01/07/15

Michael Caden

Assistant Principal Officer

Retired

01/07/15

Patrick Gannon

Senior Architect

Retired

01/07/15

John Gallagher

Assistant Chief Engineer

Retired

04/07/15

Liam Egan

Assistant Principal Architect

Retired

14/07/15

Colette Edwards

Clerical Officer

Retired

01/08/15

Míchaél De Mordha

Assistant Park Superintendent Grade III

Retired

07/08/15

Therese Brennan

Clerical Officer

Retired

01/09/15

Brendan Cormican

Senior Architect

Retired

11/09/15

Martin Connolly

Valuer Grade I

Retired

01/10/15

Andrea Fox

Senior Architect

Transfer out

02/03/15

Gary Grant

Executive Officer

Transfer out

16/03/15

Martina Cordial

Clerical Officer

Transfer out

08/06/15

Martha Moloney

Clerical Officer

Transfer out

08/06/15

Peter Brady

Higher Executive Officer

Transfer out

22/06/15

Pat Boyle

Senior Architect

Transfer out

03/08/15

Paul Smith

Executive Officer

Transfer out

24/08/15

Susan Cameron

Staff Officer

Transfer out

07/12/15

Padraig Culleton

Civil Engineering Technician Grade II

Commenced

13/04/15

Muireann Neville

Clerical Officer

Commenced

20/04/15

Laura Shannon

Clerical Officer

Commenced

10/08/15

Ciara Fogarty

Clerical Officer

Commenced

17/08/15

Michelle Brady

Clerical Officer

Commenced

31/08/15

Dan Flynn

Portfolio Planner

Commenced

05/10/15

Christopher Ramsay

Executive Officer

Commenced

05/10/15

Ellen Brickley

Executive Officer

Commenced

19/10/15

Niamh Guihen

Executive Officer

Commenced

02/11/15

Simon Bushby

Executive Officer

Commenced

02/11/15

Tomas Moore

Engineer Grade III (M & E)

Commenced

02/11/15

Noel Darcy

Engineer Grade III (Civil)

Commenced

10/11/15

Dorothea Depner

Executive Officer

Commenced

23/11/15

Martin Malone

Assistant Principal Officer (ICT)

Commenced

23/11/15

Caroline Doyle

Clerical Officer

Commenced

26/11/15

Brian Smith

Executive Officer

Commenced

30/11/15

Sarah Domican

Clerical Officer

Commenced

07/12/15

William Sheehy

Engineering Technician Grade II

Commenced

07/12/15

Sinead Perry

Valuer Grade III

Commenced

14/12/15

Hugh Dolan

Architect

Commenced

15/12/15

Ann Marie Cullen

Clerical Officer

Transfer in

05/01/15

Ann Carroll

Executive Officer

Transfer in

23/02/15

Breda Murphy

Clerical Officer

Transfer in

02/03/15

Colm Purcell

Principal Officer

Transfer in

07/04/15

Lisa Joyce

Clerical Officer

Transfer in

08/06/15

Eilish Munnelly

Executive Officer

Transfer in

15/06/15

Gemma McCormack Clerical Officer

Transfer in

15/06/15

Kathryna Clifford

Assistant Principal Officer

Transfer in

15/06/15

David Connolly

Executive Officer

Transfer in

29/06/15

Michelle Brady

Clerical Officer

Transfer in

31/08/15

Julie Martin

Executive Officer

Transfer in

31/08/15

Karen Donovan

Clerical Officer

Transfer in

07/09/15

Nicola Murnin

Clerical Officer

Transfer in

28/09/15

Elaine Carolan

Executive Officer

Transfer in

28/09/15

William Geraghty

Executive Officer

Transfer in

19/10/15

Cian Hynes

Executive Officer

Transfer in

23/11/15

Patricia Markey

Staff Officer

Transfer in

23/11/15

Thomas Cassidy

Valuer Grade II

Transfer in

30/11/15

Philomena McArdle

Executive Officer

Transfer in

30/11/15

Ursula Jennings

Clerical Officer

Transfer in

07/12/15

Veronica Cahill

Executive Officer

Transfer in

14/12/15

Josephine Butterly

Clerical Officer

Transfer in

14/12/15

Emma Stevens

Assistant Librarian

Return from Career Break

19/01/15

Ray Harli

Architect

Return from Career Break

07/04/15

Sean Moylan Architect

Promoted to Senior Architect

07/04/15

Caoimhe Allman Higher Executive Officer

Promoted to Assistant Principal Officer

07/04/15

Samir Eldin Executive Officer

Promoted to Higher Executive Officer

07/04/15

Conor Galvin Engineer Grade III

Promoted to Engineer Grade II

07/04/15

Michelle O’Dea Architect

Promoted to Senior Architect

08/04/15

Clare Butler Engineer Grade III

Promoted to Engineer Grade II

08/04/15

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Staff Movement

Lorraine Couihan

Executive Officer

Promoted to Higher Executive Officer 08/04/15

Tony Brew

Engineer Grade III

Promoted to Engineer Grade II

Garret Nolan

Executive Officer

Promoted to Higher Executive Officer 09/04/15

Jenny Deery

Staff Officer

Promoted to Higher Executive Officer 10/04/15

Michael Duffy

Executive Officer

Promoted to Higher Executive Officer 13/04/15

Declan Murray

Executive Officer

Promoted to Higher Executive Officer 14/04/15

Marie Duff

Executive Officer

Promoted to Higher Executive Officer 28/05/15

Fergus Connolly

Inplant Operator

Promoted to Warehouse Supervisor

29/06/15

Sarah Woods

Architect

Promoted to Senior Architect

20/07/15

John Kelly

Higher Executive Officer

Promoted to Assistant Principal Officer 20/07/15

Clare Murphy

Executive Officer

Promoted to Higher Executive Officer 20/07/15

Eithne Moran

Architect

Promoted to Senior Architect

T.J. Hogan

Higher Executive Officer Promoted to Assistant Principal Officer 21/07/15

21/07/15

Caroline McCombs Executive Officer

Promoted to Higher Executive Officer 21/07/15

Alexandria Dunne Valuer Grade III

Promoted to Portfolio Planner

01/09/15

Terri Sweeney Senior Architect Meade

Promoted to Assistant Principal Architect

16/10/15

Stefan Mathews

Architect

Promoted to Senior Architect

16/10/15

Saskia O’Connor

Architect

Promoted to Senior Architect

19/10/15

Gerard Bourke

Architect

Promoted to Senior Architect

20/10/15

Jenny Dimond

Clerical Officer

Promoted to Executive Officer

27/10/15

Mick Foley

Clerical Officer

Promoted to Executive Officer

16/11/15

Catherine Eddery

Assistant Principal Officer Promoted to Principal Officer

Aidan McGovern

Engineer Grade II (M & E) Promoted to Engineer Grade I (M & E) 01/12/15

Thomas Halton

Foreman Grade II

Promoted to District Works Manager

01/12/15

Maurice Fitzgerald Foreman Grade II

Promoted to District Works Manager

09/12/15

Conor Byrne

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24/11/15

Engineer Grade III (M & E) Promoted to Engineer Grade I (M & E) 21/12/15

Contents

1 Introduction

34 Expo 2015

2 Garinish Island

38 Chapel Royal,

Dublin Castle

8 Garda Stations –

Disposal Policy

40 Green Flag Awards

10 Art Management

42 Kilmacurragh Gardens

13 Business

Transformation Unit

46 Dundrum Garda Station

14 Intreo, Gallens Mill, Balbriggan

48 South Campshires –

Flood Protection

18 Irish Sign Language Tours

50 Staff Changes

20 OPW Drainage 22 OPW Phoenix Park -

Honey Show 26 Derrynane House 32 Apprentice Programme Cover Image: View of the Lily Pond and the Pavilion, Garinish Island

Design: Bennis Design

BULLETIN FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS

OBAIR

OBAIR 2015 BULLETIN FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS

Published by: The Office of Public Works Head Office Jonathan Swift Street Trim Co. Meath Email: info@opw.ie Web: www.opw.ie Twitter: @opwireland

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