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Government 'considering' purchase of house

Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2001 / December 13 2001: Government 'considering' purchase of house

Time may be running out for the State to acquire Ballyfin House and demesne, just outside Portlaoise, for use as a sporting, educational and cultural facility. However, a spokesman for the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands said this week that requests that it should buy the property were "under consideration".

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