As part of the HARP Urban Renewal Project and in the context of the 200th anniversary of 1798 and Wolfe Tone's association with the area, Dublin Corporation (now Dublin City Council) organised an international competition inviting ideas on the re-design of Wolfe Tone Memorial Park. The design competition was co-sponsored by the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland and the Irish Landscape Institute.The winning design was submitted by Mr. Peter Cody, Architect.