Mr Shakespeare informed councillors “those without prejudice discussions concluded on Monday afternoon, 30 January 2023, without resolution”. Several legal cases between Martin Keane’s companies and both DCC and Guinness will continue in the Commercial Court and the High Court, his memo confirmed to councillors.
Minister of State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan, in a Dáil debate last December, pointed out grant schemes in his Department for protecting heritage buildings and historic structures. Replying to a question from TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh, the minister said “rest assured that the Department will do all it can to try to move the process along in a positive way”, to see “if there is a mechanism” to look at “getting a restoration project off the ground for the Iveagh Markets”.