Regeneration of 127-year-old market proposed in 2002 to be completed in 2027
The €26 million redevelopment of Dublin’s Victorian fruit and vegetable market is finally getting under way, six years after it was closed by
Early stages of investigation finds actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa had been dead for some time The revamp of the former wholesale market was first proposed by the council 23 years ago. Following three years of planning, the Markets Framework Plan was published in 2005, with the refurbishment of the market one element of a retail, apartment and office complex up to six storeys tall with a new civic square and leisure centre.
The development again stalled when it emerged vacant possession of the hall was required for the work to take place. At that point, about a dozen wholesalers were still using the building. Following six years of negotiation with the traders, the council secured vacant possession of the building in August 2019.
Since its closure, the historic building has been subject to repeated vandalism with several of its old wooden doors badly damaged by fire.In April of last year, council chief executive Richard Shakespeare said the market was scheduled to reopen in autumn 2026.
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