I’m sure there would be huge interest in a 1916/Irish revolution museum from both Irish people & tourists.

Make a 1916 museum out of it, restore the building to its 1916 appearance. And get it done in time for 2016. Terrible the way it’s just left. Who fears to speak of Easter week?

Don’t knock it down!!…renovate and create an interactive museum for all. Children would love it and they would learn so much outside the classroom.It’s a huge part of our history and we must never forget it. To bulldoze would be a crime. I hope they do something amazing before 2016 in respect of those who fought and died so that we have…..

Wash the graffiti off it anyways,, Keep it as it was in 1916 with the history of the rising inside as in figures of the people involved memorabilia from the rising a place where people young and old can go to be educated about our past

1916 museum, I wouldn’t stop there though, also put lifesize statues of the the 7 signatories of the proclamation, strategically placed throughout Moore Street.

theres a large chunk of land running from that part of moore street to the carlton site on oconnell street. there were plans before to build a large out of scale modern shopping area there at the expense of the 1916 site. why not build 2 things- a museum commemorating the rising and maybe a food market (like english market in cork) which would compliment the fruit stalls on moore st. might bring life back into the area..

The Irishmen and women who died in 1916 are heroes. Respect. Always Remembered

Some sort of educational museum piece with tourist centric activities. Not the same I do appreciate, but Titanic Belfast educates not only on the disaster itself but the people, politics and industry of the day, it’s fantastic and a lovely tribute to those unfortunate enough to lose there lives. Something like that explaining the before and after would be great with a makeover of the area surrounding it…..

Only in Ireland would such an important part of our history be let fall into decay.

History, history, history…ahh the shame of what we done as a country to our historic buildings & landmarks…..remember Wood Quay?
I clearly remember the protests by a handful of concerned citizens to save the site from development, all in vain.
Save this building. It’s a shame what’s happened Moore Street. Look at old photos on line from the 50′s, 60′s, 70′s & 80′s, what a beautiful market street it once was. Another part of Dublin lost to crappy shop fronts and lack of general maintainance.

I think 1916 Museum is a great idea!

A proper museum with tours facts artefacts from the rising etc. the life size statues places around Moore st of the signatories is a great idea. France and America to name but 2 celebrate gaining independence etc and yet most Irish people could barely name 2 people from our proclamation, disgusting.

If this street was in any other country in the world, it would have been preserved as a national monument years ago. It should be preserved as a tribute to those who gave their lives. If our West Brit politicians are afraid of upsetting anyone. they could have a small plaque on the building to remember the British soldiers who died that weekend. Not those who came later but the real soldiers who died.

The first thing that needs to happen is to decide what use the buildings can be put too. What good having a pile of rubble ,historical or not ,if no one can interact with it……..I would like to see it as it was in 1916,but with Memorabilia and the story told…..Open to the public,displaying the history of what I would consider was our finest hour,…..I for one am fed up of not being able to celibate my countries place in history because of recent murders…Come on we only have 3 years…

Make a museum out of it would seem most appropriate.

that street needs a serious make over, or knock it and start again without the secondhand phone shops and wig shops and secondhand fruit

http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/INSTAR_Database/Archaeology_in_Innercity_Dublin_Final_Report_08.pdf

Great work thats was done in the area – 1916 is not the only thing worth preserving in the area..

It should be kept as part of a make over of the whole street. It really is an awful street that I try and avoid, tacky shops, rubbish everywhere and a smell of rotting food.

I suppose none of you have been to the 1916 room at Colline Barracks then?

I propose an interactive museum where tourists can relive the rebellion of 1916 by geting kidnapped by soldiers with english accents.

MY ADVICE WOULD BE LEAVE I6 MOORE STREET I WORKED IN THAT BUILDING 9 YEARS AGO IT WAS A KIDS CLOTHES SHOP WE WERE IN ALL THE ROOMS IN THAT BUILDING WHEN OUR BOSS WAS GONE HOME. ONE ROOM HAD A ROCKIN CHAIR IN IT BESIDE A BEAUTIFUL BLACK FLORAL FIREPLACE THE CHAIR STARTED ROCKIN AND A WIND BRUSHED BY I SCENTS A SPIRIT IN THE ROOM WE CHARGED DOWN THE STAIRS SO PLEASE DONT LET THEM KNOCK THIS BUILDING DOWN

The post 1916 history of the street/ premises should also be preseved in some way.
The first Dublin – African Christian place of worship is on that street. Thats worth a mention too!
I was totally against kncoking it for the proposed re-development and I too favoured the museum restoration model but not at the expense of loosing other important heratage sites and places of historical signifigance.
Moore Street lane has had a history relevant to our foreign nationas, the chinese and Africans in particular also.
Prof. Tadhg O Keeffe from UCD has done extensive work in the area…

Moore street is symbolic of the vindictive attitude of successive governments to the vital heritage of the Irish people.
How far away it is from the bravery, heroism, vision, Passion and sacrifice of the men of 1916, the likes of have not been seen since.
Will Moore street be a show case for Ireland in ’2016’ commemorations, or the shame of the nation in 2016 ?
Why would we expect the respect of any country or people, if this is how poor colonial defeatist is reflected
in this generation. If Brittan with their imperial baggage, and the US with it’s new imperial baggage, can make an effort to blow their own trumpet, then why can we ? We have allot more to be proud of, considering The clear motives of the 1916, are as pure as it gets !!! Read the Proclamation, and see it as relevant now as it was then. The difference is ‘they’ forgot about themselves, and acted on it. The generations since thought only of themselves and took any established freedom for granted, and not really worth fighting for, ever since. Could that be called progress ?
Lets get some dignity and National perspective back. Sorting out Moore street would be a basic decent start.

They should turn it into a hair extension shop or ethic foodstore – not nearly enough of them on moore st

Various leaders of the main parties at city and national levels all contributed to the dilapidated state of Moore street.
FG/LAB/FF/Greens want to airbrush any reminders of a nation state existence as they regard EU as their nation. Leaders of 1916 & volunteers families would be sickened to see we’re no further free moving from the British control to German control.

It was yet another failed Irish rising only honoured as the real one, the war of Independence, was a little too murky with many nasty episodes in it…..and all new states need to new pick an easier piece of history to galvanise the new citizens around. Then mythologise it. Bottom line today is, it is just an eye sore of a building.

Knock it down and create a proper 1916 museum over beside the biscuit factory now there is an eye sore.

+1 for statue of queen Elizabeth holding a union jack

Knock them down and perhaps put in little parks(managed parks so come 6-8 everyone out, Dublin drunks included)! A park is better than the run down eyesores there at the moment(just look at this articles picture for example).

Funny though!!

Demolish the lot – reject terrorists.

Councillor Ring and his ilk need to wake up! It’s an abandoned row of houses in a prime retail area, not the GPO! Sell it off I say.

They surrendered?

Build apartments?

Leave it as it is —- typical building reflecting the interest in any sort of interest in 1916. Who cares? If it creates a job fixing it up as a shop great – do it.