Emer Dennehy, Project Archaeologist with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), will talk about the results of the archaeological works performed for the construction of the Luas Cross-City line – a 5.9km extension of Dublin’s Green Line, running from St. Stephen’s Green to Broombridge via the city centre.

A general overview will be presented of the project, its historical context, and archaeological findings. A focus of the presentation will be the archaeological works in the vicinity of Trinity College itself. These included works to monitor and safeguard St Patrick’s Well, the finding of remains relating to the college’s late 18th/early 19^th– century boundary wall, and significantly the uncovering of Tudor Burials to the fore of the college entrance. Emer will also briefly discuss archaeological and cultural heritage excavation and protection works associated with William Rowan Hamilton and Robert Mallet, moving statues and street furniture around the city, and the Cholera Cemetery at Grangegorman.