HARP project much more than music in Smithfield - Irish Architectural News

Newsletters Subscription

HARP project much more than music in Smithfield

Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2001 / June 21 2001: HARP project much more than music in Smithfield

Recent pop concerts and the resurgence of the "civic space" at Smithfield are indications that Dublin Corporation's HARP project is working. But the project, an integrated approach to planning involving a range of features from new urban design to employment, education and commercial incentives through tax-breaks, covers an area braoder than Smithfield. It may see up to Ł1billion (euro1.27bn) in public and private funds invested in the area by the end of 2003 - just in time for the arrival of the first Luas trams. There are six major corporation flats schemes in the area, a total of 469 flats in an area which spans O'Connell Street to the former Collins barracks and from the Liffey to the Richmond Hospital complex.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the original story which was a working link at the time of publication may be no longer available on the newspaper site. In that case, the dates and headline of the story will allow you to research the original through your local library. In addition, some newspaper sites may require registration, either at a cost or free.