The Irish Times

It remains to be seen if the Abbey Theatre will move to the site at Misery Hill, beside the Grand Canal Docks, which has been offered by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA). But the Abbey has to move from where it is now situated. Its site at the corner of Abbey Street and Marlborough Street is too small to accommodate an internationally famous national theatre in the 21st century. The Abbey's board knows this and has indicated a preference to move to Misery Hill where the space would be three times the size of its existing site. But the estimated cost of building a landmark theatre is estimated conservatively to be of the order of £100 million - so without a very significant capital investment by the Government, the move cannot go ahead.