Government plans to regenerate Moore Street in Dublin have been slammed by Sinn Fein.

The party claims the proposals are "minimalist" and "lack vision".

Deputy Seán Crowe said the plans fail to protect the 1916 monument and battlefield site.

He said: "Irish Volunteers commanded by Patrick Pearse surrendered to British forces on 30 April 1916 from the terrace of houses on Moore Street at the ending of the Easter Rising. We know that five of the seven signatories of the Irish Proclamation of Independence – Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, Thomas Clarke, Joseph Plunkett and Sean MacDermott, surrendered along with Michael Collins, from the terrace.

-- Advertisement --

"Behind Minister Humphrey's launch smile there are huge gaps in her plans for Moore Street and the adjoining area.

"Following their public relations launch, we still do not know how they propose to address the sites current deplorable condition and how they will preserve the integrity of this national monument.

"Whatever happens it is clear that the terrace where the last stand occurred will be a building site for the Centenary celebrations. It also looks likely that many of the back yards, basements, the streetscape, and historic lanes of our history will be subsumed in her plan."

(CD/LM)