Council warning over Bewley's Cafe

OLIVIA KELLY and MARIE O'HALLORAN Irish Times Monday 22nd August 2011

THE OWNERS of the former Bewley’s Cafe on Westmoreland Street in Dublin are facing legal action following damage to valuable stained-glass windows believed to be the work of the father of artist Harry Clarke.

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