New beginning for former Kickham Barracks site in Clonmel

There was a carnival atmosphere in Clonmel on Monday as the new civic plaza at the former Kickham Barracks site was officially opened.

The spectacular addition to the streetscape of Clonmel was officially opened by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien.

It heralds a new beginning for the town and is the most visible sign to date of the emergence of an impressive educational, cultural and civic quarter on the site left vacant after the closure of Kickham Barracks in 2012.

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PHASE ONE

The opening of the civic plaza represents phase one of a multi-million euro project for the redevelopment of the Kickham Barracks site.

This new civic space consists of the new main public plaza; a bandstand and stepped terrace; a canopy structure along the northern edge of the plaza; a new street; new footpaths and a car- parking facility which links the site entrance on Dillon St to the central plaza feature.