Dublin City Council is spearheading a plan to make the historic Markets area of the capital into a vibrant social and retail centre once again One of the lynchpins of the Historic Area Rejuvenation Project (HARP) urban renewal programme, the master plan is poised to completely transform and revitalise the area - injecting a new commercial dynamic with speciality shops and other elements. The master plan - spearheaded by Dublin City Council - features a new 17,000 sq m market square, containing the existing fruit and vegetable market building (6,000 sq m). Design is by MBM of Barcelona working with a team including Donnelly Turpin Architects, Dublin. It is proposed that the existing fish market will be demolished and its cast-iron support structure re-used to provide supports for canopy covers for outdoor markets and other activities in the square.
