Several publicans on O'Connell Street have lodged an appeal against plans to close the popular open-space beer garden earmarked for budget hotel rooms.
Last month, Dublin City Council granted planning permission to Holiday Inn Express for 95 additional hotel rooms that will result in the loss of a beer garden that serves three pubs Fibber Magee’s, The Living Room and Murray’s Bar and Restaurant. The developer Findlater House Ltd had originally sought approval for a seven-storey extension, but that application was refused following concerns among council officials around loss of daylight for surrounding buildings.
Instead, Dublin City Council have now approved plans for a slightly lower six-storey extension, which is designed to provide an additional 95 guest rooms. The extension will bring to 309 the number of rooms at the Holiday Inn Express hotel, which is located on the corner of O’Connell Street and Cathal Brugha Street.
