Sculpture Laura O’Hagan having been appointed by John Paul Construction to dismantle the Dargan monument set on the Merion lawn of the National Gallery of Ireland has called upon North Wicklow Marble & Granite ltd. for our expertize in this area, following a number of inspections and extensive planning over a 4 week period we dismantled the monument between the 30th of April and May 1st 2014. The monument described as been priceless has been placed in temporary storage while building works are in progress.The bronze statue perched on a granite pedestal over a granite base and sub-base is scheduled to be reinstated in approximately 18 months time once building works are complete.