"[5] A late 1990s archeological excavation discovered evidence that archaeological remains, some ecclesiastical, might be found with further exploration.

[6] College Street provides an impressive view of the eastern portico of the Bank of Ireland building, originally the entrance to the Irish House of Lords with its six tall Corinthian pillars surmounted by statues of Fortitude, Justice, and Liberty.

The street was so crowded that a large number of people gathered on the roof of the bank, surrounding the statues of Fortitude, Justice, and Liberty as they "looked forth" – a sight described as "very novel and picturesque" in The Gallery of Engravings (1850) edited by Mary Milner.

[5] In the late 1700s, the Bank of Ireland were seeking new premises, and considered the old Custom House but they found a more suitable site.

Major modifications and construction took place between 1805 and 1806 and continued for several years after the building was opened to the public on 6 June 1808.

[9] The Royal Irish Institution, an organisation promoting fine arts, was based at No.5 College Street.

[12] In 1890 it became a retail shop to the bakery trade, called the Irish Yeast Company opened by a barrister Henry West.

They applied for planning permission to enlarge Bowe's pub by incorporating the Irish Yeast Company premises but were refused because it would "seriously injure the special architectural and historic character and integrity.

"[16] A revised plan was again rejected in 2021 but Dublin County Council overruled An Bord Pleanála on 31 January 2024 by allowing the development of a "cafe/bar and reception area and three apartments in the late Georgian building that has been vacant since 2018 and is in a state of disrepair.

Conservation and restoration are needed to this "a very important historic building" as noted by the Dublin County Council and An Bord Pleanála.

The toilet facility was demolished in April 2016 during the construction of the Luas Cross City line route through College Street.

The Moore statue was removed and reinstated following demolition and reconstruction of the island along with a small green space where the toilet entrance stood.

Complaints were aired in the Dáil Éireann about the congestion and overcrowding of buses because of the work, saying the plans were not thought out well.