Dundrum House

A 300-Year Legacy at Risk

Act Now to Save Our Heritage!

High Court Judicial Review

Dundrum Heritage Group seeks a judicial review in the High Court to quash Tipperary County Council's decision to grant a Section 5 declaration for certain buildings on the Dundrum House Hotel site. The review will address both the exclusion of the Manor House from the approval process and challenge the Section 5 declaration process itself.

Advised by Mr. Ronan Kennedy

KENNEDY FREWEN O`BRIEN LLP, Solicitors, St Michael Street, Tipperary

Dundrum Heritage Group

Dundrum Heritage Group is a community action group open to all members who want to help save and preserve Dundrum House.

Please become a supporting member of the Dundrum Heritage Group by adding your details to the contact form.

Our email address is dundrumheritage@gmail.com

Thank you.

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To challenge this decision in the High Court Judicial Review, we urgently need to raise €20,000.

Please support this fight to protect our heritage by contributing:

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Every donation, big or small, brings us closer to saving Dundrum Manor House.

Thank you for standing with us.

Urgent Appeal: Help Save Dundrum Manor House

Ger Crosse. Paddy Kelly, Lucy Kelly, William Crowe, Raymond Heney, John Fennessy, John Winters, Liam Kelly, Mike Hennessy, Vinny Downey, Maura Tynan, Liam Coen, Allan Beechinor, Eamon Mahoney, Thomas Hennessy, Donal Hennessy, Pat Twomey, Steph Rawlings, Michelle O’Regan, PP & Nora O’Dwyer, Arnold O’Dwyer, Peter O’Dwyer, Vera Heffernan, Bart Murphy, Michael O’Dwyer, Adrian Crosse, John Hennessy, Sandra Connors, Tom & Minnie Comerford, Pauline Burke, Donal Morrissey, Seamus Hennessy, Kieran O’Dwyer, Dave O’Meara, Denis Kelly, Marie Corcoran, Oliver Browne, Mary Sarath, Alison De Vere Hunt, Fran O’Dwyer, Mary Twohig, Cora Crowe, Andrew Fryday, Mairead Fogarty, Peter O’Dwyer, Fiona Kennedy, Anette Hunt, Anne O’Dwyer, Anne Frewen, Noirin Kelly, Bernadette Kelly, Valentine O’Gorman, Bettty Ahern, Elaine Kinane, Michael Murphy, Pauline Burke, Claire O’Mahony, John Farrell, Sheamus Walsh, Jacintha Burns, Declan Buckley………..plus anonymous contributions.

Supporters (so far - Thank You)

Total GoFundme Contributions: €12,135

Pledged Contributions: €4,000

Total Contributions: €16,135 (85%)

Dundrum House: A 300-Year-Old Legacy in Peril

Once the social heartbeat of Dundrum and West Tipperary, Dundrum House Hotel stood as a landmark of heritage, hospitality and prestige.

That legacy is now in serious jeopardy.

A fire in 2015 forced the closure of Dundrum House Hotel, and despite Tipperary County Council granting planning permission in 2019 for its full restoration, no work was ever carried out. Those plans expired in July 2024, leaving the Manor House to rot.

At nearly 300 years old, Dundrum Manor House is a nationally significant heritage site, recognized for its Architectural, Artistic, Historical, and Social value. Yet today, it stands empty, unheated, and deteriorating—a historic treasure on the brink of irreversible decay.

While a Section 5 change of use has been approved for parts of the Dundrum House site to accommodate up to 277 IPAS residents, the Manor House itself has been excluded. This means no preservation plans exist, and without urgent action, the building will deteriorate beyond repair.

If we don’t act now, this piece of our shared history will be lost forever.