78 & 79 Trinity Street (formally O'Casey's Pub), Drogheda, Co. Louth
Conversion of O'Casey's Pub in Drogheda into five residential units, including partial demolition and a new three-storey building.
2360104 · Louth County Council · Lodged 12 May 2023
- Reference
- 2360104
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 May 2023
- Residential units
- 5
- Floor area
- 470.35 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of the former public house into residential accommodation. The project involves subdividing the existing building into three 2-bedroom units, demolishing rear structures, and constructing a new three-storey building to the rear containing a 2-bedroom unit and a 3-bedroom duplex.
- Storeys
- 3
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- Permission for the following
- Change of use from public house to residential consisting of 5no. Residential units
- Subdivision of existing building to 3no. 2-bedroom residential units with provision of private amenity space for each unit
- Partial demolition of existing bar and toilets to the rear of existing building
- Demolition of existing storage & refrigeration building to the rear of the existing building
- Construction of new 3-storey building to the rear of the site to provide 1no. 2-bedroom residential unit to the ground floor and 1no. 3-bedroom duplex unit to the 1st & 2nd floors with provision of private amenity space for each unit
- New boundary treatment along existing lane with new pedestrian access gates
- Provision of bicycle parking, bin store and communal garden
- All associated site development and infrastructure works**significant further information received on 5.9. 23**
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
Objective set by the Louth County Development Plan (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 Trinity St, Drogheda, Louth | Jun 2026 | €226,000 | 22 m |
| 68 Trinity St, Drogheda, Louth | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 67 m |
| 2 Mill Court, Mill Lane, Trinity St | Dec 2025 | €157,000 | 72 m |
| 15 Georges St, Drogheda, Louth | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 115 m |
| 61 Trinity Gardens, Drogheda, Louth | Jan 2026 | €285,000 | 129 m |
| 98 Georges St, Drogheda, Louth | Mar 2025 | €185,000 | 130 m |
| 20 Georges St, Drogheda, Louth | Jun 2026 | €245,000 | 134 m |
| 95 Georges St, Drogheda, Louth | Oct 2025 | €115,000 | 144 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 May 2023
- Further information requested29 June 2023
- Further information received5 September 2023
- Decision due2 October 2023
- Decision issued29 September 2023
- Grant issued30 October 2023
- Permission expiry29 October 2028
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