Il rinnovamento di Dublino 26 milioni di mercato di frutta e verdura vittoriana per iniziare sei anni dopo la chiusura
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2025/02/25/dublins-26m-revamp-of-victorian-fruit-and-vegetable-market-to-start-six-years-after-closure/
di Banania2020
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“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.”
Dublin City Council in a nutshell.
Same old story with…St Andrew’s Street Church off Grafton Street.
Great news.
€26m is a hell of a lot of money for a structure that is already in place and is not too big. That investment will be passed into the tenants who will pass it onto the public in the form of €15 sandwiches etc. in fairness, I live in Málaga and these markets are fantastic and have normal prices.
Hopefully they mean it this time. *[Don’t Hold Your Breath](https://theirishaesthete.com/2024/06/03/dont-hold-your-breath/)* documented this project’s awful timeline
tl;dr
* Irish Times, December 7th 2000: Fresh Look for Fruit and Vegetable Market
* Irish Times, December 11th 2004: Fish Market to close after 100 Years, (then left as a vacant lot / surface carpark for last 20+ years)
* ‘In July 2005 the council announced a framework plan to redevelop the area surrounding the old fruit and vegetable markets
* Irish Times, January 3rd 2008,: The Markets: Bidder Identified
* Irish Times, August 2nd 2011: Capital’s Fruit and Vegetable Market to get artisan food makeover
*Irish Times, March 3rd 2015: Plans for Historic Dublin Market Approved by City Councillors.
* Irish Times, May 21st 2018: Victorian Dublin Market Regeneration to Go Ahead
* Irish Times, April 6th 2024: Dublin’s Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market Finally to Reopen
* Irish Times, Feb 25 2025: Dublin’s €26m revamp of Victorian fruit and vegetable market to start six years after closure
This is fantastic news.
Look, no doubt 26m is a lot of money and most of what is being charged probably has its price inflated, but still good news overall.
In Melbourne there are terrific markets. Would be great if something similar can be replicated in Dublin.
Hopefully it becomes something like George’s Market in Belfast, really vibrant place full of independent local vendors.
Speaking of which, my arteries are still recovering [after a George’s Market Belfast Bap](https://youtu.be/Qsha-vzW3ps?si=xudwMywvnZfSWY3O)… fucken insane-ist thing I’ve ever eaten.