Illegally demolished garage not yet rebuilt

The Irish Times

More than 2 years after it was illegally demolished by a leading hotelier and property developer, Archer's Garage, at Fenian Street, Dublin, has still not been fully reinstated. The garage, dating from the romantic era of motoring in Ireland, was demolished over the June bank holiday weekend in 1999 by Mr Noel O'Callaghan, who owns the Mont Clare, Davenport, Alexander and Stephen's Green hotels. Mr O'Callaghan, who is also a director of Bord Fáilte, could have faced a fine of up to £1 million and/or two years in prison. But he forestalled prosecution by signing a legal agreement with Dublin Corporation to reinstate the listed 1940s building.

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