The old Garda Barracks and Half Door Restaurant
The old Garda Barracks at Dromad is set to be demolished as part of a plan to open a new café, deli and shop close to Junction 20 of the N1 at Carrickarnon.
The old barracks was one of the busiest stations in the country during the Troubles, with the road fronting it – now by-passed by the N1 – one of the main routes across the border.
Now though Kieran Byrne has secured conditional planning permission from Louth County Council to demolish the Half Door Restaurant and and replace it with an extension to an existing building to form a café, deli and shop.
The old barracks will also be demolished as part of the plans to form an additional vehicular access point.
Also as part of the plans an existing diesel pump will be relocated and an additional single sided diesel pump added, as well as two 40,000 litre underground fuel storage tanks.
An existing store/workship will also be partly converted to form an office.
Talk of the Town 