3. Shop owners could no longer afford to rent buildings in the expensive inner-city area. These buildings were left vacant for substantial periods of time.
Clerys Department Store, located on Dublin’s O’Connell Street and founded in 1853, closed its doors in 2015 due to the effects of the economic recession. What impact do you think this had on (i) the people who worked there, and (ii) this area of inner-city Dublin?
Working with others:
Take one minute to examine these images of inner- city Dublin. Then, with the person next to you, list the evidence you can see of urban decay.
Croke Park
Fairview Park
Mountjoy Square
Parnell Square
M50
Connolly Station
Busáras IFSC
1. Explain what is meant by urban decay. 2. Explain why local authorities moved people out of Dublin’s inner city in the 1960s. Do you think this was a good idea? Why?
3. How do you think inner-city areas suffer when their population decreases?
