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Facelift for an ugly office block

The Irish Independent

Hawkins House - one of Dublin's ugliest office blocks - is set for a complete facelift at a cost of around euro30m (£24m). The Office of Public Works is seeking planning approval for a recladding and refurbishment of the building to bring it up to current office standards. Around 600 Department of Health officials will have to be relocated to enable the scheme.