{"id":421742,"date":"2026-04-28T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/421742\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:24:10","slug":"restoration-work-on-trinity-colleges-provosts-house-could-have-e2-6m-price-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/421742\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoration work on Trinity College’s Provost’s House could have \u20ac2.6m price tag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Restoration work on one of the country\u2019s most famous homes, the Provost\u2019s House at Trinity College Dublin, could cost up to \u20ac2.6 million.<\/p>\n

A conservation action plan said around \u20ac676,000 needed to be spent without delay on roof and window repairs and works to the building\u2019s fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n

It said a further spend of more than \u20ac190,000 would be required in the medium term, including repairs to a saloon ceiling from which plaster was falling.<\/p>\n

The report added that longer-term works would also be needed to address other roof issues and carry out repairs to the front facade.<\/p>\n

Overall, the full set of works could cost \u20ac2.59 million, based on 2024 construction costs that are likely to have risen since.<\/p>\n

It said the most urgent works should be \u201cprogressed without delay\u201d or the fabric of the Grafton Street building would be at risk.<\/p>\n

Documents released under FOI show that upkeep of the property has cost \u20ac290,000 over the past four years.<\/p>\n

Costs were highest in 2022 when \u20ac188,000 was spent, including \u20ac6,700 for antique furniture repairs and more than \u20ac1,600 for wallpaper.<\/p>\n

A further \u20ac5,675 was spent on the painting of a metal balcony, while granite wall repairs cost almost \u20ac20,000.<\/p>\n

A sum of \u20ac27,500 was paid for specialist asbestos removal, \u20ac2,000 for bespoke glass shower screens, and \u20ac550 for a new washing machine.<\/p>\n

Expenditure in 2023 totalled around \u20ac51,000 including \u20ac22,600 in redecoration costs and \u20ac5,600 for repairs to the boardroom table.<\/p>\n

Another \u20ac46,500 was spent in 2024 \u2013 with around half of that relating to the conservation report itself, which found significant works will be required.<\/p>\n

Spending last year totalled just \u20ac4,200, covering costs for painting, window cleaning, brass butt hinges, and alarm maintenance.<\/p>\n

The main conservation action plan was stark in its findings, saying far greater expenditure would be needed for windows, the roof, and the fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n

It said paint finishes and putty had \u201cperished\u201d in window frames and that restoration work \u201cshould not be delayed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report said works to the fa\u00e7ade would be complicated, but that stone would continue to decay without intervention.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis will result in the preventable loss of any sound stones left in the wall today,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

It said the condition of all parts of the roof would need to be addressed, with leadwork and an asphalt roof deemed highest priority.<\/p>\n

The report added: \u201cCopper flat roofs elsewhere will also require replacement when the occasional leaks repaired using temporary repairs become unviable so that the roof timbers are protected from damp.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked about the records, a spokeswoman for the university said: \u201cThe Provost\u2019s House, built in 1759, is a protected structure and Trinity has an obligation to ensure its upkeep.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Restoration work on one of the country\u2019s most famous homes, the Provost\u2019s House at Trinity College Dublin, could…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-421742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}