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Mr Desmond took over the running of the premises in March 2001, but the Hall of Fame ceased trading in September of that year
Back in the late 1990s, the Hot Press Hall of Fame [opened] on Dublin's Middle Abbey Street in the building which now houses The Academy venue. That venture did not go too well and the museum closed down two years later, leading to court cases between the operators and losses estimated at €1.5 million
