Council pushes forward plan for 20 new artist studios and a revived theatre on Merchant’s Quay
If it gets planning permission for the €9.5 million project on schedule, construction could start next September, according to a council official.
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“Amid Ireland’s unending housing crisis, nearly 70 per cent of the country’s 25-year-olds are still living at home.”
Amid Ireland’s unending housing crisis, nearly 70 percent of the country’s 25-year-olds are still living at home.
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