Fears railings at National Maternity Hospital were on the verge of collapsing

The master of the National Maternity Hospital expressed fears that the historic iron railings surrounding the hospital were on the verge of collapse.

In discussions over how to repair the nineteenth-century ironwork at Holles Street Hospital in Dublin, specialist contractors said it would cost in the region of €343,000 for a restoration and replacement programme.

However, they said that some of the railings were so severely damaged they could not be saved and that they also likely contained lead paint, which meant repair could not take place in the city centre.

A preliminary assessment of costs said: “Restoring the railings and gates on site is not an option apart from the fact that the work would be too noisy and dirty beside a hospital.

“We would propose to remove sections of railings, shot-blast, prime, restore, repaint and then re-erect and then move on to the next section.”

The master of the National Maternity Hospital Professor Shane Higgins, also wrote to the Irish…

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