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Limerick Outdoor Dining Experience – Over the last few days, contractors have been working on Thomas Street and Bedford Row, installing the new pergolas.

UPDATE installation of outdoor pergolas has begun in Limerick City Centre

By I Love Limerick correspondent Ava O’Donoghue

Pictured are builders outside Sambros on Thomas Street


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Contractors over the last few days have been working on Thomas Street and Bedford Row installing the promised works proposed last year as part of the ‘Limerick City Outdoor Experience Project’.

The pergolas will bring life back into primarily retail streets. Limerick City and County Council hope the developments will encourage people to partake in outdoor dining.

“This is going to be a fantastic outdoor dining space on Thomas Street, well done to all involved,” commented Thomas Street restaurant Coqbull. 

“These units will enhance our beautiful street and our city will be a great place to visit once again.” 

The next few weeks will see the pergolas ready for public use, as well as the arrival of additional lighting, planting and street furniture. 

Limerick Outdoor Dining Experience for Bedford Row and Thomas Street approved by councillors

By I Love Limerick Correspondent Ann Mc Donald (21/07/21)

Limerick Outdoor dining experience

A detailed look at the new outdoor dining structure for Bedford Row and Thomas Street

Councillors have approved multi-million-euro proposals to provide a new outdoor dining structure for Bedford Row and Thomas Street.

The new Limerick ‘Outdoor Dining Experience’ project was voted through by members of the metropolitan district at their monthly meeting on Monday, September 20.

The local authority has promised “far-reaching” proposals, which will help by “encouraging life back into the principal retail streets” of the city centre.

The proposed works for the Limerick ‘Outdoor Dining Experience’ include the installation of covered pergola strictures with retractable roofs and toughened glass screens, creating an outdoor area for dining. Additional lighting, planting and street furniture are planned, alongside water bottle refill stations.

‘Smart bollards’ will also be installed, which will include Wi-Fi, digital pedestrian and traffic management information, and environmental sensors. There are also plans for solar-powered bins.

In the interest of Public Health, the smoking of tobacco products will not be allowed inside the enclosed shelters.

Due to this being a public project, members had to approve it, with Fine Gael councillor Sarah Kiely proposing it and her colleague Olivia O’Sullivan seconding.

Mayor Daniel Butler, who described the project as, “a fantastic news story,” for the city, and Cllr Kiely both spoke in favour of the project.

Councillor Jerry O’Dea, Fianna Fail, said, “I see nothing wrong in supporting businesses that are employing people, paying rates and creating a life in Limerick to attract people into the city. Limerick can be a great venue and a place to go, but we need to support the businesses and I see no reason why we should not.”

The part eight was passed by members present at the meeting.

In a briefing document, council listed what it feels are a number of benefits.

These include “facilitating year-round outdoor dining for the benefit of promoting tourism while meeting the needs of all its citizens.”

“The proposed project maximises the opportunity to strengthen the cultural identity of the city centre by building upon the attraction of the pedestrianised streets and creating a sense of place focused around local tourism and hospitality businesses,” it says.

Council has highlighted at least 12 businesses which will benefit from the project, located in the two pedestrianised streets.

“Delivery of the outdoor dining experience project will complement the place-making objectives of national, regional and local planning policy by encouraging a more comfortable and appealing city centre,” it added.

According to Mayor Butler, the Outdoor Dining Experience will hopefully be in place by Christmas this year.

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