Dublin's General Post Office, which has been a ruin for thirteen years, was restored yesterday to the public service. The event is auspicious, and President Cosgrave's speech was not unworthy of it. Some part of his reminiscence - as. indeed, the nature of things demanded - was controversial, but in much of his pride and hope every good Irishman will be a willing partner. We have nothing but praise for the Free State Government's effort to repair the material wounds of war. It began the work in an atmosphere of civil tumult, and for a time laboured, like Nehemiah, with a sword in one hand and a trowel in the other. Secure peace has quickened the policy of reconstruction, until to-day Dublin - rebuilt, well-paved, well-tended, circled with new suburbs of healthy homes can claim a high place among the capitals of Europe.
The Irish Times, July 12th, 1929.