Conserving your Dublin Period House 2025

CONSERVING YOUR DUBLIN PERIOD HOUSE 2025

The Irish Georgian Society and Dublin City Council have assembled a team of conservation experts to present a series of talks on the history and significance of Dublin’s period houses and practical advice on their conservation.

Attendance at the talks will greatly benefit owners of all periods and types of houses, from the modest Edwardian artisan dwelling to the substantial red-bricks of the Victorian suburbs and the fine townhouses of our Georgian city squares, providing an ‘A to Z’ for their care and conservation.

The talks will be of particular interest to owners of houses listed as Protected Structures or located within Architectural Conservation Areas. These talks will also benefit building professionals and practitioners and are approved for CPD by the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland, Engineers Ireland, the Irish Planning Institute and the CIF Heritage Contractors.

It is possible to book talks individually ( €15 each) or book for the whole course for a discounted rate (€140).

Subscribers will be able to attend talks in person at the IGS's City Assembly House or online live through Zoom. All talk subscribers will receive a recording of the talk to watch at their convenience. The recording of each talk will only be accessed for two-weeks after issue.

There will be an opportunity at the end of each talk to ask conservation questions relevant to your period house . Those watching the talk live online can submit their questions through the Zoom Q&A function.

In addition, all subscribers will also be sent a link to the recording of the webinar, which will be available to watch for a further week.

CONSERVING YOUR DUBLIN PERIOD HOUSE 2025 TALKS PROGRAMME (view the full programme here)

• Tuesday 4th March: Dublin’s Domestic Architecture: its historic stylistic evolution by Charles Duggan, Heritage Officer, Dublin City Council.
• Tuesday 11th March: Protected Structures: legislation, policy and guidance by Jacqui Donnelly, Senior Architect, National Built Heritage Service, Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage.
• Tuesday 18th March: Maintenance and Controlling Damp in your Period House by Frank Keohane, Chartered Building Surveyor accredited in Building Conservation & author of Irish Period Houses: a conservation guidance manual.
• Tuesday 25th March: Sensitively Extending your Protected Structure & Advice on Grant Applications by Niamh Kiernan & Mary McDonald, Architectural Conservation Officers, Dublin City Council.
• Tuesday 1st April: Taking Care of your Period House’s Roof, Chimneys and Parapets by Nicola Matthews, Senior Architect, National Built Heritage Service, Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage & co-author of the Department’s Advice Series: A Guide to the Repair of Historic Roofs.
• Tuesday 8th April: The Importance of Using Lime & Historic Pointing Techniques in Dublin by Grainne Shaffrey, Principal, Shaffrey Architects, Grade I RIAI Conservation Practice and co-author of the Department’s Advice Series: A Guide to the Repair of Historic Brickwork.
• Tuesday 15th April: Disaster Planning for your Period House and Insurance Considerations by Margaret Quinlan, Principal, Margaret Quinlan Architects and author of Department’s Advice Series: Disaster: a guide to prevention and preparedness in the Historic Built Environment and Paul Collins, Head of Risk Management Ireland for Ecclesiastical Insurance.
• Tuesday 22nd April: Historic Doors & Staircases: their history & conservation by Peter Clarke, retired lecturer, Technological University Dublin
• Tuesday 29th April: History and Conservation of Brick by Susan Roundtree, conservation architect & co-author of Department’s Advice Series: A Guide to the Repair of Historic Brickwork and Brickmaking in Ireland.
• Tuesday 6th May: Historic Windows: their history, significance and conservation by Dr Nessa Roche, Senior Architectural Advisor, National Built Heritage Service, author of the Department’s Advice Series: A Guide to the Repair of Historic Windows and Legacy of Light: A History of Irish Windows.
• Tuesday 13th May: Energy Performance in Protected Structures: planning implications & practical advice by Carl Raftery, Architectural Conservation Advisor, National Built Heritage Service & co-editor of Department’s Improving Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings.
• Tuesday 20th May: Historic Ironwork: its history, significance and conservation by Ali Davey, Historic Environment Scotland & author of the Department’s Advice Series: The Repair of Wrought and Cast Ironwork.
• Tuesday 27th May: Historic Decorative Plasterwork: its history, significance and conservation by Andrew Smith, consultant decorative plasterwork conservator

The Conserving your Dublin Period House talks are an action of the Dublin City Council Heritage Plan. They form part of the Irish Georgian Society's Conservation Education Programme, which is supported by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and The Heritage Council.

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