Plans for a multi-million euro renovation of Dublin’s National Concert Hall (NCH) have received approval from Dublin City Council, doubling the city’s economic contribution as “the home of Irish music,” reports Breaking News.
For what it describes as “a once in a multi-generational opportunity to provide a vital, world-class, cultural destination for music lovers, artists, and visitors to Ireland,” the Office of Public Works (OPW) has received planning clearance from the City Council.
“Opening up and returning to use all the buildings that comprises the historic Earlsfort Terrace campus in the centre of Dublin to the public for the first time” is how the OPW describes the intentions.
The big project intends to accommodate orchestras of up to 106 musicians and choirs of 170 singers, as well as increasing the capacity of the main auditorium at the Earlsfort Terrace venue to 1,350–1,400 seats, reports Breaking News.
“The auditorium is at the heart of the redevelopment and all aspects of the project stem from it,” according to the OPW planning study.
“The redevelopment program, once completed, will be transformative for music in Ireland and allow the NCH to deliver on its statutory remit as the National Cultural Institution for Music,” according to the OPW planning assessment, reports Breaking News.
Planning approval was obtained by the Council subsequent to its declaration of support for the proposed repair and redevelopment of the National Concert Hall.
The NCH Chairperson, Maura McGrath, said in a statement submitted to the Council that the “redevelopment of Earlsfort Terrace will create a new and vibrant campus for music – a state of the art facility.”
According to Ms. McGrath, the proposals entail increasing the capacity and technical amenities of the main auditorium while converting sizable, underutilised portions of the Earlsfort Terrace property into extra performance and practice rooms, reports Breaking News.
According to Ms. McGrath, the project’s highlights include the construction of a state-of-the-art auditorium, a recently installed organ, and a new practice facility specifically designated for the National Symphony Orchestra.
According to Ms. McGrath, the reconstruction and restoration of the NCH will have a number of positive effects, including “doubling our economic contribution to the local area while creating a major new attraction for tourists and audiences from domestic and overseas,” reports Breaking News.
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