Cork Docklands: Bord na Móna hands over former Suttons Coals site for housing development

Housing delivery in the area is heating up with transfer of the prime site close to the former Live at the Marquee site where almost 340 apartments are under construction

The former Suttons Coals site on Monahan Rd which Bord na Móna has agreed to transfer to the Land Development Agency for residential use. The five-acre site has the potential to deliver up to 300 homes. Picture: Larry Cummins

Wed, 20 May, 2026 - 19:30

Catherine Shanahan Property Editor

A Bord na Móna site in Cork docklands with potential for 300 “affordable” homes has been transferred to the Land Development Agency (LDA) as residential development gathers pace in an area pivotal to the city’s future growth.

The five-acre (2.08ha) Monahan Rd site, known locally as Suttons Coals, is situated between the recently proposed Docklands and Páirc Uí Chaoimh Luas stops and is directly across the road from the former Live at the Marquee venue, where the LDA is partnering with developer/builder Glenveagh Properties Plc on the delivery of 337 apartments at Marina Depot.