A 190-year-old gate at Dublin Zoo was damaged when a council lorry became wedged in its narrow opening. The gate, part of a three-year conservation project completed in 2021, had to be removed for assessment. Repairs have been completed but the gate's reinstatement will require a two-day closure.
The 190-year-old Cabra Gate was damaged when the council lorry became wedged in the narrow opening as it tried to leave the park. The lorry was freed but, the OPW said, the gate’s “structural integrity” was “compromised” and had to be removed for conservation assessment.
Seven sets of gates were removed at the time of Pope Francis’s open air Mass in the park in August 2018, and the OPW determined they needed “significant refurbishment” before replacement. The gates had previously been removed and reinstalled for the Eucharistic Congress in 1932 and again in 1979 for the visit of Pope John Paul II.
Following the pope’s 2018 visit plain stainless steel security gates were erected as a temporary measure. The project was due originally for completion in 2019, but was delayed until 2020. Work restrictions associated with Covid-19 meant the gates were not fully replaced until mid-2021. The OPW said a specialist iron works company has completed repairs to the gate and it is ready for reinstatement. However, the work to rehang the gate will involve a two-day closure of the entrance and so the OPW has decided to wait until after the Wild Lights shows in Dublin Zoo have finished. The final lights display is due to be held on Sunday.
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