The Irish Times

An office building and plaza is to be built on the site of Dame Street's Millennium Garden, designed to reinvigorate the space between City Hall and the gates of Dublin Castle. If Dublin possesses a major thoroughfare, it could be argued that this is not O'Connell Street but Dame Street. Dame Street was specifically designed in the 18th century to lead from the seat of government - Dublin Castle - to the building which then served as home to the nation's parliament. But for almost 30 years, there has been one noticeable gap along the street, of considerable importance because of its location next to City Hall.