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Nine Million for Waterford's Viking Triangle

  • 28-03-2010 10:28am
    #1
    RobitTV
    Registered Users Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭


    The development of Waterford's Viking Triangle is begining to shape up.
    The government yesterday announced a 9 million capital investment in tourism facilities
    for the project.

    The announcement came as the city hosts a major viking conference

    The viking triangle will compliment the new Waterford Crystal centre and Chairman of Failte Ireland Redmond O'Donaghue says attracting visitors to the city centre will have a greater overall benefit for Waterford than the old Kilbarry site.
    Also here is A Virtual tour around the "Viking Triangle" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYTCysm-TPE PART 1
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsj3_Y1JGeQ PART 2


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  • #2
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,685 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    That is great news for Waterford. The video is dismal quality, but it gives an idea of what is to be done. There is so much history in that area that it should make a fascinating tourist attraction, and also revive the area, much of which is looking a bit run down. I hope they don't disneyfy it too much, but other projects - the granary for example - have been well done so I have high hopes for this.


  • #3
    wellbutty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 478 ✭✭wellbutty


    Its an amazing vision, based on getting the "Gateway Innovation" funding of €300 million. The €9 million would be gone just in buying what looks like the Bowery, Jade, Munster Bar etc........anyone know anything about the bigger picture?


  • #4
    dayshah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭dayshah


    From the video

    are they basically just trying to cover the whole viking quarter with glass?? I'm not too impressed, but maybe if I saw a model I would get a better idea.

    What I'd like to see done is that we make the most of place like high street and where Wrights bike shop was. Brighten it up with some paint and flower baskets, zone for some cafés in Cathedral square and shops in those streets.


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