The chief legal barrier to its removal were the terms of the trust created at the Pillar's inception, which gave the trustees a duty in perpetuity to preserve the monument, and successive Irish governments failed to bring in legislation that would override the trust.
The chief legal barrier to its removal were the terms of the trust. This trust was created at the Pillar's inception. The Pillar's inception gave the trustees a duty in perpetuity to preserve the monument. Successive Irish governments failed to bring in legislation. This legislation would override the trust.