| Dublin Corporation Wholesale Markets | |
|---|---|
 The market in operation in 1993 | |
  | |
| Alternative names | Dublin City Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Market |
| General information | |
| Status | Protected structure |
| Type | Market |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| Address | Smithfield, Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°20′53″N 6°16′16″W / 53.3481°N 6.2712°W |
| Opened | 6 December 1892 |
| Owner | Dublin City Council (as of 2022) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Limestone, red brick, cast iron, terracotta |
| Floor area | 50,300 m2 (541,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Parke Neville, Spencer Harty (City Engineer) |
| Developer | Dublin Corporation |
| Main contractor | Connelly & Son (Dominick Street) |
The Dublin Corporation Wholesale Markets (laterly the Dublin City Fruit and Vegetable Market) is a market located in the Smithfield area of Dublin in existence from the 6 December 1892 until its closure in 2019. At that point, legacy tenants received compensation and vacated the space to alternative premises to facilitate refurbishments and reopening as a retail and food focused market.[1][2] In the months following the closure of the market, the onset of COVID-19 resulted in the suspension of the project and the temporary usage of the market to store building materials for nearby construction projects.[3][4][5][6][7]
The original market was constructed along with an adjacent fish market. This was demolished in the early 2000s and now operates as a car park.[8][9]
As of 2022, Dublin City Council still intends to re-open the market as a mixed wholesale, retail, fruit and vegetable market with the Time Out Market Lisboa and Borough Market often cited as operating models.
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- ^ "Dublin's Victorian fruit market to close for two years for revamp". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "PIN to advise the market that Dublin City Council intends to initiate a tender competition for the redevelopment of wholesale fruit & veg market Mary's Lane D7 This is not a call for competition - Export opportunities - great.gov.uk". www.great.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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- ^ "Archiseek - Irish Architecture - 1892 - Fish Market, Dublin". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Trinity College Schools' Competition Junior Gold Medal Winner; Dublin's Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable Market". History Ireland. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.