Public records office unfit For Duty

The Belfast Telegraph reports The building that houses Northern Ireland’s priceless public record archives has been declared unfit.

And the Government is now facing a £30m bill for the provision of replacement premises.

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) in south Belfast is home to millions of historical documents, ranging from Government papers to records donated by private individuals.

It is regularly used by people seeking to trace their family trees, as well as for research purposes by historians and journalists.