18/02/2011
Casino 'Still A Gamble' As Objections Are Heard
A bid to construct a new Irish casino is turning out to be a bit of a gamble with news of an oral hearing to discuss objections.
An Bord Pleanála, has decided to host the hearing to discuss the planned €460m development near Thurles. It is set to take place on March 8th.
After that, it's odds-on if the project will proceed or not, but a final decision is expected to be made before June.
If the business venture gets the go-ahead, it is expected to create 2,000 full-time jobs.
A further 1,000 people will be employed during the three years of construction.
The planned 800-acre development will be known as the Tipperary Venue and the chief investor is a former garda from Thurles.
The ambitious project includes a racecourse featuring a national hunt track, sprint track and all-weather floodlit track.
A 500-room hotel is also planned to incorporate a casino and the centrepiece of the venue will be a replica of the White House in Washington, in homage to local man James Hoban, who designed the original building.
A golf course and greyhound track and a 15,000-seat entertainment venue are also planned.
The oral hearing is to take place at the Horse and Jockey Hotel close to the town of Thurles.
(BMcC/GK)
An Bord Pleanála, has decided to host the hearing to discuss the planned €460m development near Thurles. It is set to take place on March 8th.
After that, it's odds-on if the project will proceed or not, but a final decision is expected to be made before June.
If the business venture gets the go-ahead, it is expected to create 2,000 full-time jobs.
A further 1,000 people will be employed during the three years of construction.
The planned 800-acre development will be known as the Tipperary Venue and the chief investor is a former garda from Thurles.
The ambitious project includes a racecourse featuring a national hunt track, sprint track and all-weather floodlit track.
A 500-room hotel is also planned to incorporate a casino and the centrepiece of the venue will be a replica of the White House in Washington, in homage to local man James Hoban, who designed the original building.
A golf course and greyhound track and a 15,000-seat entertainment venue are also planned.
The oral hearing is to take place at the Horse and Jockey Hotel close to the town of Thurles.
(BMcC/GK)
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