Bord Gais Energy Theatre developer Harry Crosbie has made a proposal to develop a new music and festival space in Dublin's Docklands.
Mr Crosbie is proposing a €25 million redevelopment of three dry docks in Ringsend for public use. The area that could be turned into a festival space is Dublin's Graving Docks, also known as City Block 19, which is currently up for sale.
The docks would be remade into an entertainment venue with a capacity twice the size of his Vicar Street venue, a boat repair facility. and a 40,000sq ft open space for markets and festivals. Mr Crosbie told the Irish Times: “This important and beautiful industrial heritage site is owned by the State and the people. It should not be sold off to the highest bidder. They should be restored with uses that allow for public access and local jobs.”
