Ballymun Flats

Ballymun Makeover Begins

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
June / July 2005

June 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

Visitors to Dublin will notice a major change to the skyline on the next approach to the city's airport. Demolition has begun on high-rise apartment blocks nearby in Ballymun. The first high block to be knocked was the 15-story Sean MacDermott Tower, named after one of the signatories to the 1916 Proclamation. Hundreds of Dubliners gathered to watch the controlled explosion, … [Read more...] about Ballymun Makeover Begins

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