Carpark toilet block demolished
The toilet block at the Townhall Carpark in Cavan Town has been demolished, making way for the next stage of the redevelopment of the historic Abbeylands area of Cavan Town.
A digger moved on site last week and the toilet building, which backed onto the former McIntyre Carpets building, also owned by the council, was levelled in a single day.
A new outdoor performance space will be installed in its place. The project was sanctioned last year, having attracted half a million in funding, and a further €250,000 from the Outdoor Space fund.
A total of 18 car parking spaces will be retained in the area, while railings will be repositioned and a specially commissioned mural installed.
Abbeylands project
The proposal, the council say, will “work in tandem” with the overarching Abbeylands redevelopment project, for which Minister for Local Government, Darragh O’Brien, awarded €14.49 million.
A new Remote Working Hub and a Community Services Centre are set to be developed at the former McIntyre's building on Abbey Street and Donohoe's Foodfare respectively.
The two new buildings will frame the site of the Old Abbey and the famous bell tower, which will be transformed into a new civic space, while new streets will link to Main Street and Bridge Street, creating over 4,500m² of new pedestrianised public space.
Designed by DHB Architects in conjunction with Colm O’Murchu and Frank Cooney, Cooney Architects, tenders for the Abbeylands development are not expected to issue until the third quarter of this year
The council remains hopeful ground will be broken in early Spring 2024.