Graham Hickey
IrelandexecutiveMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Graham Hickey is the chief executive of Dublin Civic Trust, where he advocates for the preservation and refurbishment of historic buildings in Dublin. Recently, he highlighted the 'shockingly poor' uptake of the Living City Initiative tax incentive for renovating older houses, citing confusion over its intended audience and the need for a more attractive scheme for the commercial market.
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Graham Hickey is the chief executive of Dublin Civic Trust.
Decade-long restoration of a Dublin landmark finally ready to unveil – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-20
Graham Hickey, chief executive of Dublin Civic Trust, describes the new design as a confused amalgam of Dublin's building tradition.
Dublin’s Stephen’s Green is getting a bold new look. But not a great one – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-25
Civic Trust chief executive Graham Hickey praised the plans for their clever synergy of the original Georgian design of the square.
Regeneration plan published for Mountjoy Square, Dublin’s only ‘true’ Georgian square – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-14As Dublin Civic Trust’s Graham Hickey has pointed out, the scheme from the start has been confused about whom it was supposed to be targeting.
a telling failure – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-19
Dublin Civic Trust chief executive Graham Hickey said the 'shockingly poor' uptake was partly due to confusion over what sector of the housing market it was intended to serve.
Only 242 applications in 10 years for tax scheme to renovate older Dublin houses – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-16