Senator Malcolm Byrne has welcomed the government’s commitment to invest €18.5m in the Trinity Wharf Project in Wexford town and described it as a “gamechanger” for the future development of the County town as well as the County generally. The investment will be announced later this morning (Monday) as part of the Urban Regeneration Development Fund. 

He praised the work of Wexford County Council in developing the plan for this area and stated that “there has been huge pressure on us national politicians in government to deliver on this, particularly from my Council colleagues, Garry Laffan and Lisa McDonald.”

Malcolm said,

“This is a real vote of confidence in Wexford by the government and while I’m happy to have played my part, it is really for the people of Wexford to take pride in the potential of this amazing project.”

Trinity Wharf is a brownfield site, centrally located in Wexford Town with a high amenity waterfront vista. The site is identified as a ‘Key Opportunity’ site in the ‘Wexford Town & Environs Development Plan 2009 – 2015’. Through this project, the council plans to develop Trinity Wharf as a new mixed-use urban quarter to include retail, cultural, hotel and commercial office development.

The development has the potential to bring significant economic and social benefits. It could position Wexford as a superior location to work, live and visit. This project will build on the support approved under the URDF ‘Call 1’ project for first phase development of an access road and initial enabling works. Under ‘Call 2’ the URDF will support enabling/development works including: 

• Access Road and Junction Works – new access road, automated railway level crossing and Trinity Street junction works

• Site Development Works – sea wall, site development works, public realm works to prepare an initial three sites for private sector development

• Marina and boardwalk – A pedestrian boardwalk will integrate Trinity Wharf with the town’s existing quay front promenade, including the newly improvedCrescent Quay urban realm. It will link the site to Wexford’s town centre. The Trinity Wharf marina will provide the facilities for leisure craft activities and marine tourism.

• Site surfacing, hard and soft landscaping – site services, surfacing, hard and soft landscaping to prepare remaining sites for private sector development.