The studio where U2 have recorded since 1994 is to be demolished, after An Bord Pleanála today gave the go-ahead for the redevelopment of Hanover Quay.
A compulsory purchase order has been placed on the studio and other buildings in the area after the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) successfully argued that the public would need access to the waterways for a civic amenity it wants to develop.
Earlier this year thousands of U2 fans from around the world signed an online petition to save the studios, where the band recorded three album's including their latest All That You Can't Leave Behind.
In January U2 manager Mr Paul McGuinness described the DDDA’s plans as outrageous saying the state-of-the-art studio was the band’s workplace.
The DDDA placed a compulsory order on the studios last August, saying it wished to demolish it and some adjoining buildings to create a public amenity at the quayside.
Four objections in the names of the band’s members were lodged with An Bord Pleanála over the plans.
The band have meanwhile announced that arrangements have been made with the DDDA to move their studio to a new building in the docklands.
Details of the development are expected to be announced in the next few weeks.