Temple bar artists’ studio may be replaced with restaurant

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/temple-bar-artists-studio-may-be-replaced-with-restaurant-1.4343077

Owners of building that houses Icon Factory seeking vacant possession of premises. A campaign is mounting against plans to turn one of the last remaining artists’ facilities in Dublin’s Temple Bar into a restaurant. The Icon Factory at Aston Place has operated as a not-for-profit artists’ co-operative and gallery for 10 years, providing studio space to new and emerging artists.