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Deirdre Conroy was born in Dublin and studied at University College Dublin. She is an art and architectural historian, she specialises in historic and conservation reports for protected structures. She has a BA in History of Art and English and post-grad studies include a Masters in Palladian Architecture and a Masters in Urban and Building Conservation (School of Architecture, UCD).

She is the national convenor of the ICOMOS sub-committee on Vernacular Heritage (CIAV) and a director of ICOMOS Ireland since 2004. As a historic interior specialist she managed the adaptations and decoration of many historic interiors, including Carton House, Kildare and 5 South Leinster Street for the National Gallery or Ireland. Her work has been published in the Irish Times, Image Interiors and The White Book.

She has published articles on town planning, architecture, art and design in the Irish Arts Review, Apollo, The Art Newspaper, Magill, Image Interiors and Sunday Independent and regularly contributes to the award winning on-line culture magazine, Vulgo.ie.

Contributions to books include Painting Ireland, published by Churchill House Press, Great Irish Houses, published by Image Publications and Rejuvenation of Rural Heritage Buildings in Sicily. She co-edited the Dictionary of Living Irish Artists by Robert O’Byrne, published by Plurabelle Ltd.