Veteran financier Nick Corcoran is preparing a bid for the redevelopment of Dublin’s Victorian fruit and vegetable market on Mary’s Lane. While Corcoran is best known as co-founder along with Nigel McDermott of the Cardinal Capital Group, the Dubliner is pursuing the tender for the project in a personal capacity. Should he be successful, however, it is understood Cardinal Capital will provide financial backing for his plan to transform the 127-year-old wholesale market between Capel Street and Smithfield. It is understood Cardinal Capital chief’s proposal has already been assessed by the operators of London’s world-renowned Borough Market, Berlin’s Markthalle Neun, and Copenhagen’s Tollehallerne market. The council has had permission since 2015 to convert the building into a retail and wholesale market.

Source: The Irish Times October 16, 2019 04:45 UTC