Conserving your Dublin Period House 2026

CONSERVING YOUR DUBLIN PERIOD HOUSE 2026

The 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 , , the and the

It is possible to book talks individually ( €15 each) or book for the whole course for a discounted rate (€150) & so watch three talks for free.

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 2026 TALKS PROGRAMME (view the full programme here)

• Tuesday 3rd March: Dublin’s Domestic Architecture: its historic stylistic evolution by Charles Duggan, Heritage Officer, Dublin City Council.

• Tuesday 10th March: Protected Structure Policy and Legislation by Jacqui Donnelly, Senior Architect, National Built Heritage Service, and editor of the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage's Advice Series.

• WEDNESDAY 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 24th March: Sensitively Extending your Protected Structure & Advice on Grant Applications by Mary-Liz McCarthy & Sinéad Hughes, Executive Architectural Conservation Officers, Dublin City Council.

• Tuesday 31st March: Historic Doors & Staircases: their history & conservation by
  Peter Clarke, retired lecturer, Technological University DublinTuesday

• Tuesday 7th April: Disaster Planning for your Period House and Insurance Considerations by Margaret Quinlan, Principal, Margaret Quinlan Architects and author of Department’s and Paul Collins, Head of Risk Management Ireland for Ecclesiastical Insurance.

• Tuesday 14th April: Historic Windows: their history, significance and conservation by Dr Nessa Roche, Senior Architectural Advisor, National Built Heritage Service, author of the Department’s and Legacy of Light: a history of Irish windows.

• Tuesday 21st April: History and Conservation of Bricks by Susan Roundtree, conservation architect, brick researcher & co-author of Department’s and Brickmaking in Ireland: a gazetteer.

• Tuesday 28th April: Taking Care of Traditional Roofs and their features, by Nicola Matthews, Senior Architect, National Built Heritage Service, and co-author of the Department’s .
  
• Tuesday 5th May: Energy Performance in Protected Structures: planning implications and grants by Carl Raftery, Architectural Conservation Advisor, National Built Heritage Service, and co-editor of the Department's
• Tuesday 12th May: 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
• Tuesday 19th May: Historic Decorative Plasterwork: its history, significance and conservation by Andrew Smith, consultant decorative plasterwork conservator.
  
• Tuesday 26th May: Historic Ironwork: its history, significance and conservation by Ali Davey, Historic Environment Scotland & author of the Department’s

The Conserving your Dublin Period House talks are an action of the . They form part of the's Conservation Education Programme, which is supported by the and

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