Demolition of Jubilee Hall

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I contacted Frank McDonald with the intention of getting an article published about the Jubilee Hall in January. There were long delays but thankfully it finally made it to the press.
I had hoped it would lead to publicity similar to that given to the Church on Tritonville Road in Sandymount, but it doesn’t look like that’ll happen. The novelty of a 14 year old campaigning against plans like that is probably all that interested anyone. Which is a pity, because that article was really the Jubilee Hall’s last hope. The school said it was great that students were vocal in the best sense of the word but obviously they don’t give a damn what they say. The Jubilee Hall is architecturally just as important as the Presbyterian church I mentioned, and much more important historically.
No-one has sent any letters to the paper, and even though I have had plenty of feedback personally, that doesn’t do much for the Hall. So if anyone has anything else to say please do, to the Editor of the Irish Times.

I contacted Frank McDonald with the intention of getting an article published about the Jubilee Hall in January. There were long delays but thankfully it finally made it to the press.
I had hoped it would lead to publicity similar to that given to the Church on Tritonville Road in Sandymount, but it doesn’t look like that’ll happen. The novelty of a 14 year old campaigning against plans like that is probably all that interested anyone. Which is a pity, because that article was really the Jubilee Hall’s last hope. The school said it was great that students were vocal in the best sense of the word but obviously they don’t give a damn what they say. The Jubilee Hall is architecturally just as important as the Presbyterian church I mentioned, and much more important historically.
It is important to say that Blackrock College has a bad reputation with looking after its historic buildings. It demolished two important Georgian mansions despite protests from An Taisce. Vatican II inspired alterations to the chapel have resulted in the loss of the pulpit, the altar and the choir. Castledawson now has a flat concrete roof, and the importance of this has been acknowledged by the IGS. The buildings on the square had pediments, chimneys, doorcases and cupolas removed. I could go on for ages but enough said.
No-one has sent any letters to the paper, and even though I have had plenty of feedback personally, that doesn’t do much for the Hall. So if anyone has anything else to say please do, to the Editor of the Irish Times.

Of course you are correct in saying

“The Jubilee Hall is architecturally just as important as the Presbyterian church I mentioned”

The church wasn’t unique or amazing architecturally as far as I could tell but was still a beautiful part of our heritage and should have been preserved.