A Chara
Further to the concerns raised about serious water ingress to parts of An Grianan Theatre, may I raise the following points:
The building is fully functional for performers and patrons – in fact neither of these groups on a visit to An Grianan might even be aware of a problem with the roof
My purpose in making the issue public was to ensure that after a time lapse of a year, there would be no further delay in investigating and repairing the leak before it begins to impact on the user groups and clients of the theatre
Credit to Cllr Dessie Larkin for addressing the issue at Council level and hopefully this will lead to immediate action to repair the roof
I am somewhat puzzled by Cllr Larkin’s diagnosis that the leak is caused by “a gap between the roof and the insulation and the roof will have to come off to deal with the problem” at a cost of €80,000
Firstly this is a relatively new building officially opened in 1999. You do not expect that thirteen years later there will be a serious dysfunction with the roof.
Is this a design fault? Is it a fault in construction?
If either or both, who is responsible for the deficiency?
There appears to have been no problems with the roof from the date of opening in 1999 to January 2012 when water began to enter the building.
What happened in January 2012 to change the situation?
If this is as Cllr Larkin reported to the Council a deficiency in the building – in how the insulation is configured- how come it is only leaking on one side?
Is it not the case that the leaks are entering the building on the Four Lanterns side of the roof but not on the side facing the Main Street?
Has anyone listened to the building’s users who report that most water enters the building when it rains the heaviest?
As An Grianan prepares to welcome it’s one millionth visitor in the coming weeks, it is long beyond time that this intolerable situation is addressed accurately, decisively and permanently.
Yours truly
Paddy O’Connor