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A development plan for the former Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry site includes a memorial honouring the 315 women and girls who perished at the facility, a controversial 90‑metre chimney and a new residential complex. The project has generated debate over the commemoration design, location and the absence of the laundry's dark history in official documents. Dublin City Council is reviewing the application and may impose conditions to shape the memorial's final form, wording and placement. The proposal also includes three new residential blocks and a refurbished laundry building, with a total of 34 units ranging from studios to three‑bed houses, along with parking, bicycle storage and electric charging points. Pembroke Partnership Ltd and its consultants argue that the memorial will be publicly accessible and visible from Donnybrook Crescent, but the design will only be decided after council approval.
The latest planning application for the former Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry on Donnybrook Crescent proposes a £1.2m residential development that would include three new buildings ranging from three to six storeys, a refurbished former laundry building and the EDP‑style memorial that the developers have earmarked as the project's main landmark.
The developers - Pembroke Partnership Ltd, who are working with Tom Phillips + Associates - propose a post‑and‑panel‑style information sign to sit at the base of the laundry's 90‑metre chimney. The chimney is a protected structure, and the memorial
Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry Memorial Planning Application Protected Structure Dublin City Council
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