The plans for Drimnagh library received full approval at the March council meeting. The council can now put out a tender for the construction contract – we hope to see construction start later this year, and the library open in early 2027. It’s been a long time coming, and has taken a lot of pressure from local community groups, but the end is in sight!
The library will be on the site of the old Ardscoil Eanna, on the Crumlin Road. The school building will become a cafe, with office space for the library staff upstairs. The library itself will be built to the right of the school building (the town side). It will have two floors, with the books downstairs, and community spaces upstairs. There will be a lift to the first floor in the library building, and a bridge from there across to the old school building. There will be access to the library from Rafters Lane, and both front and back will be landscaped.
All of the plans can be seen online here.