‘Brewery Quarter centre will see the dawning of a new era’

Despite opposition from heritage campaigners, Heineken Ireland and their joint venture partners BAM Contractors secured planning permission for their €150m Brewery Quarter regeneration project on the historic Beamish and Crawford site on South Main St.

A €50m, 6,000 capacity events centre is central to the scheme, and will be built first in a phased construction project over the coming years.

The group’s plans also include the development of a cultural and tourist centre in the former brewery’s landmark Counting House, a 360-degree viewing tower, a seven-screen cinema complex, artists’ studios, specialist retail units, student accommodation, and offices.