Dublin’s famous music pub The Cobblestone saved from developers

Refusal of planning permission for hotel seen as victory against destruction of city’s cultural heritage

Ireland’s most famous traditional music pub has been saved after a Dublin city council planning decision that is being heralded as a landmark victory over property developers.

Plans to turn the three-storey Cobblestone pub and Irish music school in the Smithfield area into a hotel sparked anger in a growing debate about the development of the capital at the cost of cultural heritage.

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