Permanent food market

Herbert Park has a huge food market, not sure which day it's on, but sounds similar. And the canal at Baggot St on Thursday is similar.

And I'm fairly sure Marlay Park has one as well.

Found this if anyone is interested! Its about the food truck markets.

Who, when and where.

I used to love the one on the canal on Thursday, and would try something new if I could.

Will it be enough?

https://www.thejournal.ie/iveagh-markets-funding-conservation-6174746-Sep2023/

30m sounds too cheap.

Whatever it costs, it'll be worth it.

Great for the community. It's a real touristy area now also with Guinness and other attractions so would get plenty of footfall in tourist season. Lots of hotels and students nearby also.

It's also the type of place people would check out on a Saturday. The Marina market in Cork does very well.

I guess the ideal would be a food market and maybe an arts/crafts/designer section.

Similar can be done in the Fruit and Veg market near Capel St.

Dublin is big enough and they're far enough apart to support both.

I don't think money is the problem.

I haven't been to any of the others, and the last time was pre-Pandemic, so I wouldn't be surprised if the prices have shot up!

It used to be a nice lunch on a Thursday though, and a chance to try something new. I don't live or work near any of them now. :(

Well done everyone, we did it

The Martin Barry Group has taken a lease on St Andrew’s Church on Suffolk Street in Dublin 2, and aims to have the landmark building open as a food hall and multipurpose hospitality and cultural experience event space in the first half of 2025.

About 250 jobs are expected to be created in hospitality and management roles at the food hall, the company says.

The group operates three food halls in Prague and one in Berlin, under the Manifesto Market brand, including what it describes as “Europe’s largest food hall”, which opened in Berlin at Potsdamer Platz in January of this year, in the first phase of a global expansion plan. The Berlin Manifesto Market has more than 20 food vendors, along with a beer tower, bar and wine room, spread over 4,400sq m.

There will be space for 12 food vendors at the Dublin site, a mix of “small and medium independent chefs, restaurateurs and operators” and a mix of “first-time businesses with novel concepts, as well as established chefs with fine dining experience”, the company says.

Great to see it finally happening. Not sure why it takes 18 months, but great news!!

Google should have their market open in GCD next year and there will be a large food market at Malahide castle.

Wouldnt bet a dime on DCC delivering anything. The council are useless. So Smithfield, Iveagh markets etc are off the table.

Thankfully, we have some private companies that know what they are doing & The St Andrews Church in particular will make a killing and will hit the tourist guides as a must see if done well.

Just back from Lisbon. And yeah. Why cant we have something like this. Brand it if we have to.

The St Andrews Church market should resemble that one.

Still hopeful the Google one will be decent also.

Smithfield Market will eventually get there...we just have a terrible council so best to leave it to the private industry.

It amazes me sometimes living in Dublin how, when things go wrong, how quickly DCC can get things done.

A couple of weeks ago an old lady living round the corner from here, accidentally hit the accelerator as opposed the brake and crashed into a lamppost. One of the original 1920’s ornate types.

Two hours later, a contractor was round fixing it.

Yet, the same council took 19 years to build the flats on one side of Dominick Street in the centre of town. (They have yet to decide what to do with the other side).

I hope they outsource everything to do with the new market…….🙏🤞

Cork has the Marina Market in an old docks warehouse and people trek down to it.