Shots yet to be fired in the battle of Moore Street

The saga over the protection of Moore Street is long-running

Stall Holders at the fruit and vegetable markets on Moore Street in Dublin in 2001 Pic: RollingNews.ie

On Thursday I took a walk around Moore Street, using a High Court judgment as my guide. I followed the path taken by the GPO Garrison after they left the burning building in 1916: across Henry Street into Henry Place, dodging British fire as they passed the mouth of Moore Lane, then breaking into Number 10, Moore Street.

That was where 16-year-old Bridget McKane was shot in the head (thanks to a bullet ...