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

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.

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