Marrowbone Lane Community Engagement
Marrowbone Lane Depot – Community Engagement
Dublin City Council is exploring future options for the Marrowbone Lane Depot site, a long-standing municipal facility in The Liberties. As part of a feasibility and options study, we are seeking community input to help shape the redevelopment of the site.
INTRODUCTION
The Marrowbone lane Depot is the largest depot in the South of the City having served the community for over a 100 years. However, some of the services that operated from the site have now been relocated. This presents the opportunity to have a rethink about how the site can continue to best serve the local community.
There is a long-standing demand for a new community sports pitch in this part of the city. Part of the site will continue to support city depot services, but we would like your input on how local sports and leisure facilities could be improved as these services are reconfigured.
Please share your thoughts on local community priorities and review some options for how new facilities might be accommodated.
The Marrowbone Lane Depot presents an amazing opportunity for the City Council and the local community to work together and improve local services and facilities. Now is the time to HAVE YOUR SAY!
This survey invites your views on:
- The potential development of a new multi-use community sports pitch
- Improvements to St Catherine’s Community Sports Centre
- The reconfiguration of depot services to better support local and city-wide needs
- Ideas for new public connections across the site to enhance accessibility and regeneration
Your feedback will help balance three key objectives:
- Maintaining essential depot services
- Enhancing community sports and leisure facilities
- Promoting regeneration and connectivity in the area
We want to hear what sports, activities, and features matter most to you, and how the space can be inclusive and welcoming for all ages. Your input will directly influence the design and delivery of future facilities.
Phases
Survey
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
We are exploring the possibility of creating a new multi-use community sports pitch in your area. Before any decisions are made, we want to hear your thoughts. This is your chance to tell us what facilities, activities, and benefits you’d like to see. Your feedback will help shape a space that everyone can enjoy.
WHY YOUR OPINION MATTERS
Your ideas and opinions are really important in helping us design a facility that meets the needs of the whole community.
Have Your Say!
We understand the community’s interest in new facilities, and we’re pleased to share that progress is underway. While the project is still in its early stages, several key steps need to be completed before improvements can be delivered. Below is an outline of the anticipated high-level milestones, which offer a general sense of how the process may unfold. Please note that these are indicative and subject to change as planning evolves:
1. Sept - Oct 2025: Complete the initial community engagement phase
2. Oct - Nov 2025: Complete ‘High level Options Study’ which will also include guidance and recommendations around depot consolidation
3. Nov - Dec 2025: Review study and consider preferred options
4. Dec 2025: Present to South Central Area Committee
We look forward to receiving your feedback by 21st October 2025.
If you require further information, please get in touch via transformationunit@dublincity.ie