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Demolition work on Moore Street in Dublin is to be halted, a court has decided.
A full hearing is expected to take place on 02 Februry.
Sinn Féin Dublin Central TD Mary Lou McDonald welcomed the decision and congratulated the 1916 Relatives Group who took the case to court.
She said: "The Government should hang its head in shame over the fact that citizens, the relatives of our 1916 heroes, were forced to go to court to halt this work in just the second week of this the centenary year.
"This whole episode shows the level of concern about the fate of this site and the extent our citizens will go to protect our heritage.
"While the National Monument at 14 to 17 Moore Street is now in State ownership, the Minister is carrying out the plan devised by the discredited developers Chartered Land.
"This is not only reprehensible; it is also totally unacceptable to those of us who actually give a damn about Ireland’s history."
(CD/MH)
