Landmark Dublin nurses’ home to be sold on open market
The Health Service Executive (HSE) in Dublin is putting the historic Weir Home on the open market after failing to find a state body to repurpose the building. The property, formerly a nurses' home and mental health facility, has been vacant for years following the collapse of a deal with the Peter McVerry Trust.
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It highlights the challenges of managing state-owned heritage assets and the impact of governance failures in the charity sector.
A vacant Dublin building is to be sold on the open market after its owner, the Health Service Executive, failed to secure the interest of any State body in making use of it.
The report is a factual account of property management and administrative history.
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