St. Finbar's Court
St. Finbar’s Court is located in Cabra, Dublin 7 at the intersection of St. Finbar’s and Kilkernan Road. This new older person housing scheme is being built on the site of the former St Finbar’s Court complex which was demolished in 2019.
Under Dublin City Council’s Regeneration Programme, St Finbars Court was identified for regeneration as the existing complex did not meet modern day space standards, accessibility and thermal comfort. It was built in the late 1940’s by Dublin Corporation and consisted of 29 homes (28 of which were bedsits) and one community room.
An Integrated Design Team led by Sean Harrington Architects was appointed to design the older person housing scheme and in April 2021, Dublin City Council achieved Part 8 planning permission for the new complex.
This new housing development comprises two L-shaped blocks, on each side of St Finbar’s Road, three storeys high on St Finbar’s Road and four storeys high at Kilkieran Road.
The new housing scheme will provide 46 new homes and one community room. There will be 44 one bedroom and 2 two bedroom homes. All homes are universally designed and communal gardens will be developed as part of the public realm around the complex.
Construction of the new housing scheme started in June 2023 and the completion date is scheduled for the end of 2024.
The construction of this housing development is being funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage.