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Since then the building has been closed.\u00a0 In 2018 the community group Birr 20:20 carried out a study with Louise Brown Associates to examine what options the building could be used for and in particular for an artists\u2019\u00a0hub.\u00a0The outcome was the Creative Court proposal.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>In 2021 Offaly County Council took over ownership of the courthouse from the OPW. Working closely with Birr 20:20 a Conservation Master Plan has been commissioned from Howley Hayes architects to explore the re-use of this protected structure as a creative hub led by the community. This project is receiving support from Creative Ireland, the Heritage Council and the local authority. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitbirr.ie\/birr-creative-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":15149,"template":"","class_list":["post-15148","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Birr Courthouse - Conservation Masterplan - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Birr Courthouse is a key building on the approach road into Birr town.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/birr-courthouse-conservation-masterplan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Birr Courthouse - Conservation Masterplan - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Birr Courthouse is a key building on the approach road into Birr town. 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