Even though there had been a rapid response to repair the battle damage the work soon ran out of steam and money with the result that the city entered another period of decline.

Stagnation was the hallmark of the 1950s and a brief economic boom in the 1960s saw some insensitive 'modernisation' of the city and the start of major planning blunders and scandals 

In the 1970s and 80s, many of the shabbier parts of the city were demolished in haste instead of being restored. There was even a feeling of shame about the 'old-fashioned' appearance of the city and there was a popular move to update it.

Unfortunately, while some buildings were indisputably beyond redemption many were not and their replacements were usually cheap-looking and ugly, to say the least.

Thankfully, by the end of the 1980s there was a general reassessment of the value of the city's heritage and while terrible mistakes had been made in the past there was a new determination to put things right where possible.

With the co-operation of Government (mainly through tax incentives and its own building programmes), the active encouragement and example of Dublin City Council, private sector initiatives and a host of supportive legislation the fortunes of Dublin City were reversed before it was too late.

The Future

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