Sod turned on €14m Innovation Centre in Tallaght

South Dublin County Council has turned the sod on a new state of the art Innovation Centre in Tallaght.

The Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, Peter Burke TD, joined the deputising Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Alan Edge, and the Chief Executive of South Dublin County Council in Tallaght to launch the initiative.

The Innovation Centre is set to be completed in 2023 and will be a 4-storey 2,980msq building of significant architectural merit that provides three floors of flexible office accommodation to support start-up enterprises.

The centre will accommodate up to 60 businesses and within the building, there will be a public area on the ground floor with town hall space and a café, complete with co-working space and lettable offices in various sizes on the upper floors of the building, with the Innovation Centre fronting directly onto a new urban plaza. 

A €14m project, the development will be located on council owned land in the Cookstown regeneration area of Tallaght Town Centre. 

The Innovation Centre is one part of a new urban district called Innovation Quarter Tallaght that is being developed by the council that also includes a new Affordable Housing Scheme, Innovation Square, and Tallaght District Heating network. 

The delivery of the Innovation Centre will also compliment current investment of over €80m in infrastructure projects underway in Tallaght, such as the delivery of a new Heritage Centre, the completion of Tallaght Stadium bringing it to 10,000-seater capacity and a major public realm enhancement programme for Tallaght Town Centre. 

Speaking at the sod-turning, Minister Burke said: “I am delighted to be in Tallaght today to turn the sod on this very exciting development.

“The Innovation Centre that will be built here will provide a significant boost for startups in South Dublin County and aid their development and growth.

“I commend South Dublin County Council and the Local Enterprise Office for their initiative in developing this centre and in their vision to support startup enterprise.”