Building towards 2016 Contract signed for GPO Flagship Project

21 October 2014

Commenting on the contract signing, Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Alex White TD said “The GPO: Witness History Interpretive centre will form a centrepiece of the 1916 commemorations. Its Easter 2016 opening date is hugely significant historically but the centre will also be an enduring facility for the nation’s citizens to enjoy, and an impressive and informative visitor attraction that will help explain Ireland’s story to the rest of the world.”

Speaking at the GPO, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD said: “The GPO interpretive exhibition centre is one of the flagship projects included in the €22 million capital plan for the Commemorations. It is fantastic to be signing the contract for the construction works today, which will see the project being completed in time for the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising. The interpretive centre will bring to life the events of the Rising, which proved so crucial in our history. I have no doubt the centre at the GPO will add to Dublin’s tourism offering and prove immensely popular with local visitors too.”

Notes: About P.J. Hegarty & Sons: Established in 1925, P.J. Hegarty & Sons is one of Ireland's major building and civil engineering companies with offices in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and London. It was the first construction company to achieve ISO9002 status in Ireland and its recent major Irish building projects include Dublin’s Criminal Courts of Justice Complex; Dublin Airport - Terminal 2 and Pier E and Ireland's tallest building - the Elysian - in Cork City. PJ Hegarty and Sons directly employs 220 people.