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The Dublin Real Tennis Court
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Exterior of the Dublin Court
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The Dublin Real Tennis Court is
located a few minutes' walk from
St Stephen's Green, in the centre of Dublin. It was built in
1885, was played until 1939, and has since been used by University
College Dublin, first as a gymnasium and more recently as a
laboratory and offices. In 1998, a plan was announced to convert
the court into a 320-seat music recital hall, but the IRTA lodged a
complaint, and a long process began, involving planning appeals and
even a High Court case.
November 2007
We are delighted to announce that we have been recently in touch
with the Office of Public Works. With University College Dublin
having vacated the building, the Office of Public Works have
indicated that they will work with us to restore the Dublin Real
Tennis Court to play. Discussions between the IRTA and the Office
of Public Works are at a very early stage, but this is definitely a
large step towards achieving our goals. We will publish more news
as it unfolds.
More information on the Dublin Court:
| Articles about the Dublin court |
| The IRTA's activities have generated interest
all round the world. Various publications and web-sites
have run stories. |
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| Pictures, maps, etc.
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Older status reports:
| Number 11, May 2006
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| Number 10, April 2004
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| Number 7, June 2001
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(Others will be added as we retrieve them from our archives.)
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