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Cavan Town Hall wins Gold

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Cavan Town Hall regeneration (Cavan County Council)


Cavan Town Hall wins Gold as best Heritage project  2020 at the recent All Ireland Community and Council Awards presented by IPB insurance and LAMA.

The premises, built in 1909, designed by Architect William Scott is a landmark municipal building and home to Arts in Cavan. Cavan County Council commissioned Bluett & O’Donoghue  to lead the complete refurbishment of the building to secure its long term sustainability. It now serves as an important focal point for Civic life in Cavan.

Cork Criminal Courthouse receives 3 awards.

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We are very proud to announce that the Cork Criminal Courthouse by OPW Architects with Wilson Architecture and Bluett O’Donoghue  received three awards at the 2019 RIAI Architectural Awards.. This is a fantastic result following tough competition from 41 shortlisted projects.

  • Winner of  the Innovation award
  • 2nd place in the RIAI Public Choice Awards
  • 2nd place Cultural – Public Building award

Congratulations to Michael O’Boyle  who lead the Bluett & O Donoghue Team.

RIAI CPD on Fire Safety Considerations For Existing Buildings

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A timely 4 Hour  RIAI  CPD session on fire safety considerations  for existing buildings  took place on the 13th of June in Dublin.

The well attended event which  covered a broad range of important fire safety issues in existing buildings was chaired by Joe Miller RIAI Practice Director .   A presentation was made by Peter Bluett  in relation to Statutory Fire Safety obligations relevant to existing buildings and the significance of the Safety File and the Safety Register for existing buildings.

Presentations were also made by John Barry  of the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government in relation  to Fire Safety in Ireland – report of the Fire Safety Task Force- formed following the Grenfell fire; Owen O’Dowd,  Dublin Fire brigade in relation to the Fire Officer’s view of issues / problems that arise in relation to remedial works/legacy issues; John McCarthy in relation to  BS9999 as an alternative to TGD B for existing buildings; Donal Friel,  a Case Study: Providing a due diligence report fire for an institution/client.

Facilities Management – IFE Fire Safety Forum

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Peter Bluett presented a paper “Communicating the Fire Safety Message (Roles and Responsibilities)” at the FM Ireland 2018 Conference in the RDS Dublin on the 7th March 2018. Peter advised on Fire Safety and Management issues for existing premises and the requirement to have an up to date Safety Register in the premises. Also reviewed was the requirement to obtain Fire Safety Certificates and a review of issues which arise in relation to fire safety inspections.

Other speakers at the event included; Brian Bourke, IFE & Forward Fire Engineering, Dr Kevin Bradley, Secretary General, The International Bromine Council, Mr Victor Hrymak, Senior Lecturer, Dublin Institute of Technology, Mr Rob Greenfield, BIFM Academy, Mr William Ward, BB7 Executive Fire Engineer, Mr Derek Watters, MD Techno Training.