SEVERAL buildings in central Dublin which were used by rebel leader... from the wreckers ball, it has been announced. The houses and their surroundings on Moore Street - a key battlefield during the outbreak which eventually led to independence - are to be fully repaired and conserved for future generations, the Government said.

Heritage Minister Jimmy Deenihan also got Cabinet approval to allow for a commemorative centre at the site, which has controversially been allowed to fall into serious disrepair. Read the rest of the story: HERE.