New €78m funding ‘will steer NCH to world-class status’

The funding is a phased investment that aims to develop the site into a world-class centre of music by 2028

The National Concert Hall has secured €78 million for a redevelopment project Pic: Conor McCabe

The news that Dublin’s National Concert Hall is to receive €78 million in government funding for the redevelopment and expansion of the Earlsfort Terrace site is cause for celebration and expectation.

The funding is a phased investment that aims to develop the site into a world-class centre of music by 2028. Hopes for an equivalent project drawn up in the ...