A settlement in the insurance claim on the Hirschfeld Centre is expected to be agreed and signed by Easter.
Representatives from the National Gay Federation and Hirschfeld Enterprises, the centre's holding company, have been meeting recently with insurance officials to agree on an initial payment covering the damaged building and contents. The Hirschfeld Centre has been closed since last November 4th when a fire destroyed the ground and first floors of the building. Sources in the National Gay Federation say it will take at least three months to reopen the community centre in Dublin's fashionable Temple Bar area.