Dublin City Council has been called upon to protect an historic building in the city which could be in danger of demolition.
The house, on 34 Lower Camden Street, is the address where the Irish National Theatre Society, the precursor to the Abbey Theatre, was founded in 1904.
It was also the building where Countess Markievicz founded na Fianna in 1909.
Following the recent sale of the building, Fianna Fáil's Jim O'Callaghan called for 'immediate action' by the city authorities in order to save building for future generations.
"34 Lower Camden street is part of our heritage, yet it is not a listed building and has no preservation order on it. Dublin City Council should act to protect this building, even if it requires giving the new owners financial support for its preservation. Unfortunately, it could be knocked down in the morning and nothing could be done about it," said O'Callaghan.
"The protection and regeneration of the house could result in it becoming a tourist attraction for the many visitors to Dublin who are drawn here because of the city's cultural and historical associations," he added.
The house which is beside the Age Action offices on Camden Street is already in some state of disrepair and the plaque on its front commemorating the founding of na Fianna is partly obscured by an extension.
