Proposals would make GPO 'monument to the Rising'

GPO

The Proclamation was read there, but now, 90 years after the Rising, the GPO could itself be 'history'. The iconic post office could be 'decommissioned' and transformed into a museum and cultural centre commemorating the Rising. Communications Minister Noel Dempsey is understood to have run the idea up the flag pole for the Taoiseach and senior ministers during a discussion on how best to mark the Centenary of the Rising in 2016. Should the plan get the stamp of approval, sources say An Post headquarters would be moved out of the building to a new location and the GPO would no longer function as it has since it was built in 1818.

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