Sarah Harte: The GPO deserves more than offices and retail — it needs cultural investment
A child waves a flag outside the GPO as she awaits the 1916 Easter Rising commemorations in Dublin. Picture: PA
Against the backdrop of increased ‘Ireland for the Irish’ protests, the story of who we are feels more pertinent than ever, which is why developing the GPO to include offices and retail spaces is a crummy idea.
It demonstrates a depressing lack of cultural confidence, which isn’t a surprise because the British were so adept at separating us from a sense of pride and culture that we ended up a nation of property developers.
