Tipp Venue

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Plans for a €460 million cultural, sporting and leisure development proposed for North Tipperary have been unveiled today.

The Tipperary Venue, which is to be located on an 800 acre site close to the Tipperary village of Two-Mile-Borris, is the brainchild of Dublin-based businessman Richard Quirke. He is best known as the creative force behind Dr. Quirkey’s Good Time Emporium.

It is expected that 1,000 people will be employed annually over the three years of construction with a further 2,000 full time jobs on the site to be created thereafter.

The Tipperary Venue aims to become an international meeting place for leaders in the fields of sport, leisure and entertainment.

The Tipperary Venue will comprise of a number of elements including a state-of-the-art racecourse which will include a National Hunt Track, a Sprint Track and an All Weather Flood Lit Track.

This is combined with a Greyhound track featuring a Dual stadium with a comfortable capacity for 7,000 patrons.

A Casino will also be incorporated in a 500-room five-star Hotel.

The casino is said to offer internationally recognised gaming, and also be readily controlled.

In addition, a 15,000-seater underground entertainment venue will feature in the Tipperary Venue development.

“The scale and ambition of this planned complex stands unrivalled anywhere in Europe”, according to a statement from the promoter.

Speaking at the launch of the project, Independent TD for Tipperary North, Michael Lowry said: “This pioneering development is the most ambitious project undertaken in recent times. This is an extraordinary exceptional project.”

He added “It is an exciting unique concept with enormous potential. After a year that has seen the loss of almost 16,000 jobs in the mid-west region alone, this development is a vital lifeline to the economy of North Tipperary”.

yeah las vegas, in the hills of...erm tipperary

shivvyban

Two-Mile-Borris??????

Grew up near there... are they having a laugh???

biko

About time something happens in Tipp

Senna

800 acre site close to the Tipperary village of Two-Mile-Borris

Probably on the books of NAMA, the sites worth nothing now, they get planning for this and the sites worth more, so taxpayer pay more for it.
The plans a white elephant.

zuroph

This has got to be an insurance job or similar.

drunkmonkey

what no indoor beach:mad: If any county deserves one tipp does...

robbie_998

not that its not already here

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'Irish Las Vegas' planned
Plans for the 800-acre development beside Two-Mile Borris in Co Tipperary include a casino, National Hunt racecourse, a 7,000 seater greyhound track, five-star hotel, a 15,000 seater concert venue - with retractable roof - and golf course.

Ex-government minister Michael Lowry, top racehorse trainer Aidan O'Brien and concert promoter Denis Desmond have backed the venture dreamt up by slot-machine tycoon Richard Quirke.

liah

Just what we need during the recession, hundreds of people gambling their dole money away.

Great idea.

Ya wha..?

We already have Bundoran like..

minidazzler

Sounds class, but will not make much money.

Hmmmmm, Then again Mike Lowry is one of the top dogs!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu2gVjiE6Uw

themadchef

WTF? County Tipp?

Donegal people are gonna be pissed. Them hills were perfect!

galwayrush

I don't see it happening, esp the concert venue, that alone will upset the powers that already own medium / large venues here already.

AnonoBoy

It'll probably end up more like this:

Keep your hands on the side!

TheZohanS

Threads merged.

Corkfeen

Bet they'll cop out and make a railway village.

EvilMonkey

I thought the White house was in Washington, we will never be able to slag Americans at geography again

Rented Mule

shivvyban wrote: »

Grew up near there... are they having a laugh???

Dr Quirkey knows no humour.

AnonoBoy

Rented Mule wrote: »

Dr Quirkey knows no humour.

He also knows no medical facts or has any proper medical training.

Which explains why I ended up being given a Colectomy when I went to him with a small sprain of my index finger.

God damn it, time to change my bag again.

fergusman

This will NEVER EVER actually happen....and if it does it will be another white elephant in the irish countryside.
Casino companies all over the world are seriously struggling,
its miles from cork or shannon airport,
Its too far from Dublin and the mass of population,
No bank would finance it,
i could go on but whats the point its a pile of excrement thought up by someone who makes his money from ripping off inner city folk with one armed bandits.
Cant see the government having enough political capital to see this come to fruition.
Casino's arent exactly legal here yet either, they operate as "private members clubs" to circumvent the law

Kalashnikov_Kid

No doubt Anti-Anything, I mean An Taisce, Dublin 4, will be on to it in a flash. Anything, nevermind a casino, that creates jobs and income in a rural community is a big no-no for them. I can nearly predict the outcry already.