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Solving Our Own Problems

At a workshop held in November 2016, hosted by the Heritage Council and Tipperary County Council, a wide range of measures were identified for addressing the physical, economic and social regeneration of Carrick-on-Suir, including:

  • Focus on Main Street to become a desirable destination
  • Widen footpaths on Main Street to provide for a more pleasant shopping environment
  • Create more desirable weekend experiences- with the Castle as a hub of activities
  • Identify the town’s assets - the River Suir, the Marina, Ormond Castle, the Greenway, Cycling, etc.
  • Sell the town as a destination spot for day trippers using programmes and initiatives such as the Butler trail, The East Munster way, the Suir Blueway, etc.
  • Improve traffic flow on the Main Street as part of public realm enhancement
  • Improve awareness of parking options and orientation in general
  • Improve definition of town centre and central area zones
  • Improve the environment for cyclists
  • Improve access to Ormond Castle
  • Reduce dereliction and improve accommodation in the town centre
  • Develop pedestrian friendly zones in key locations with special emphasis on the historic commercial spine of Main Street
  • Continue the Greenway route into the core of the town where there should be facilities provided at the terminal point

The County Council has now appointed Malachy Walsh and Partners (Engineers) and Nicholas de Jong Associates (Urban Design) to prepare the Carrick-on-Suir Regeneration Plan, which actively draws on the ‘Solving our Own Problems’ programme. The Plan will focus on the public realm and urban amenity areas of the town centre with specific emphasis on linkages to the Blueway and the Ormond Castle, and helping to promote Carrick-on-Suir as a tourism destination.



The Regeneration Plan will primarily deliver the following two elements:

  1. Design and enhancement of the Suir Blueway from Sean Healy Park to Ormond Castle
  2. Regeneration, public realm design and enhancement of the town

Your ideas are needed to inform and shape this exciting initiative for Carrick-on-Suir.