Revamp of Carrick-on-Suir's old Post Office into Working Hub to be complete by November

Caption for picture above: Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District councillors outside Carrick-on-Suir’s old Post Office building during their visit to see the progress of the buliding works to transform it into a Digital and Enterprise Working Hub. From left: Cllr Kieran Bourke, Cllr Amy Goldsboro, Cllr Mark Fitzgerald, Cllr Michael Brennan and Carrick MD Cathaoirleach Cllr David Dunne.

Carrick-on-Suir's old Post Office on Main Street into a Digital and Enterprise Working Hub for small businesses and remote workers is expected to be finished by November with the construction team reporting the project is now one third complete.

That’s what councillors representing Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District were informed when they visited the building at 43 Main Street, Carrick to view the progress on its extensive renovation.

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The €1,054,350 refurbishment is being funded by the Rural Regeneration Development Fund and Tipperary County Council under the third phase of the €18m Carrick-on-Suir Rural Regeneration Scheme.

The scheme is upgrading the civic infrastructure of the town centre from the Suir Blueway to the Ormond Castle Quarter.
Marlhill Construction Services Ltd, Jack Coughlan Architects (JCA), Malachy Walsh & Partners, Engineering and Environmental Consultants and Michael Barrett Partnership Quantity Surveyors (MBQS) are the construction contractors and design team for the Digital and Enterprise Working Hub project.

The new digital hub will include single and shared offices, toilets, showers and kitchen facilities.

The contractors are conserving and repairing the existing building fabric and installing a new lift to improve its accessibility.

It will also feature a state-of-the-art multi-media room with facilities for creating podcasts and video conferencing facilities.

The old horse carriage arch at the front of the building is being retained and will form part of a reception and public entrance leading to a landscaped rear garden and terrace.

Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District Administrator Marie Cox said the specification for this project paid particular attention to retaining elements of the building that would contribute to the design as well as conserving this listed building for future generations.

Marlhill Construction team explained the key features of the project when they showed councillors around the site.

The team confirmed the project is approximately 33% complete with works due to be finished by November.

Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District’s new Cathaoirleach Cllr David Dunne welcomed the progress on the project and expressed his delight at seeing this long derelict site brought back into use as part of the €17.9 million RRDF funded regeneration plan.

Cllr Dunne also welcomed the employment opportunities made possible by the new hub and pledged his commitment to raising the profile of Carrick as an excellent town in which to do business.

Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District councillors pictured inside the old Post Office during their tour of the building to view the progress of the project to turn it into a Digital and Enterprise Working Hub.

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