Potential for 2,000 homes at Defence Forces' Cathal Brugha Barracks 

Cathal Brugha Barracks is the Defence Forces’ only operational army barracks in Dublin. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Moving a Dublin military barracks close to the M50 motorway would create the potential for just under 2,000 homes in the city centre and an economic benefit of more than €540m, according to a new report.

Assuming only a cost-benefit analysis of Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines is taken into consideration, the greatest benefit to the State would be the moving of the full Defence Forces garrison to a location outside the city, the report, compiled for the Department of Defence says.