Deirdre Conroy Ma, Mubc, Bl Email & Phone Number

Architectural Heritage Planning Specialist for Protected Structures | Barrister | Expert Witness in Arbitration Disputes | Interior Designer qualified in Rhodec InternationalI specialise in Conservation Reports for developments on Protected Structures and Architectural Conservation Areas. I have an excellent record of successful planning applications, collaborating with over 350 architectural and planning practices since 1998, ensuring best practice conservation methodology is observed.I have a cultural, community and technical approach to my reports, with a Masters degree in Palladian Architecture and a Masters degree in Urban and Building Conservation. Dip. in Planning and Environment Law. Regenerating derelict buildings, villages, towns and cities matter, it is our legacy. I am a contributor on planning law, environment and current affairs at Ireland's biggest selling newspaper, the Irish Independent. I also write travel and book reviews for INM Media. As an art historian, I have curated and advised on investment and design. I co-edited the Dictionary of Living Irish Artists and worked on conservation and decoration of Carton House and the National Gallery at South Leinster Street. My interiors have been showcased in the Irish Times, Image Interiors and The White Book. I was a contributing author on the Knight of Glin's Painting Ireland and Great Irish Houses. I also co-authored the guide to Rejuvenation of Rural Heritage Buildings in Sicily.As a director of ICOMOS Ireland (International Council on Monuments and Sites) 2003- 2010, I was the national representative of the International Scientific Committee on Vernacular Architecture (CIAV) and continue to be involved in the international committee.

Listed skills include Art, Interior Design, Historic Preservation, Project Management, and 20 others.