The former city architect for Limerick and Dublin James Barrett has died. Mr Barrett helped transform much of the capital in the 1990s and 2000s, his many projects including the Liffey Boardwalk, the Spire in O’Connell Street and the restoration of City Hall. He was a defender of high rise schemes and, having relocated to Dublin, worked closely with the City Council’s former manager John Fitzgerald to improve its public spaces. Mr Barrett died on Tuesday at St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin, in the company of his family. A ceremony is scheduled at Mount Jerome Victorian Chapel, Harold’s Cross, Dublin on Saturday.

Source: The Irish Times February 14, 2018 22:07 UTC