MacDonagh Junction is Kilkenny's new residential, commercial business and leisure quarter. The development will bring leading Irish and International retailers to the City and features include over a 100 luxury apartments, over 50 top quality retail units, a hotel and a landmark office building, restaurants, performances space, and leisure facilities including a bowling centre. The anchor tenant is Dunnes.

The main event space is known as The Workhouse Square. This is a covered outdoor space with access from the main street via glass doors and also from automatic glass doors from the shopping mall itself. This is a courtyard style space with restaurants etc around the square. These retailers will also have seated areas in the courtyard. The centre also has another event space (The Goods Shed Square).