LOWRYLAND.....Coming Soon!!

skelliser

PLANS FOR a “Las Vegas-style” casino, sports complex and entertainment resort near the village of Two-Mile-Borris have been approved by North Tipperary County Council.

Independent TD Michael Lowry described the decision as “a major step forward” and “refreshing and positive news at a time of gloom”.

The project, estimated to cost €460 million, could create thousands of new jobs in his Tipperary North constituency. Mr Lowry estimated that 1,000 construction workers would be hired for the three-year building phase and “between 1,500 and 2,000 sustainable, permanent jobs” created in the long-term.

The Tipperary Venue is the brainchild of developer Richard Quirke, a former garda from Thurles who is best known for running a gaming arcade, Dr Quirkey’s Good Time Emporium, on Dublin’s O’Connell Street.

The proposed development, which An Taisce described as “mind-blowing” and “Las Vegas-style”, includes a 6,000sq m casino, a replica of the White House, a 500-bedroom five-star hotel, an entertainment complex with seating for 15,000 people, an all-weather racecourse, greyhound track, 18-hole golf course and parking for almost 6,000 cars.

Visitors would also be able to access the 800-acre site by helicopter as the plans include a “major” heliport.

The grounds would be landscaped and feature a “reproduction of Lafayette” – the seven-acre public park located directly north of the White House in Washington DC.

The “Tipperary White House” building would be used as “a banqueting facility” and also to host wedding receptions.

The project would require the diversion of two rivers and the building of a road to connect to the recently completed Dublin-Cork M8 motorway.

The existing racecourse at Thurles would clos when the facility is built.

Supporters of the project include Horse Racing Ireland, Coolmore Stud and leading trainer Aidan O’Brien.

An “extremely pleased” Mr Lowry said finance for the project was “not an issue”, that it would not require “any State aid or grants” and that it had already attracted “a keen level of interest from international investors”.

However, changes to the Gaming Act would be required for the casino to obtain a licence to operate. Mr Lowry said he expects the Government to shortly “publish a report it commissioned on the gaming laws” and to issue “a policy statement indicating that enabling legislation will be introduced which would allow the casino to operate”.

It is not known if An Taisce will appeal the planning decision to An Bord Pleanála.

The heritage body had made a submission to North Tipperary County Council claiming that such a development “couldn’t be more inappropriate”.

But Mr Lowry said the “biggest planning application ever lodged in north Tipperary” had been subjected to “thorough and rigorous analysis” by officials.

Mr Quirke said he “would like to acknowledge the efforts and assistance” of Mr Lowry because “this project would not have come to fruition if it were not for his time and dedication”.

WTF!!!!

Cavehill Red

I bet it never happens.

(I'm still waiting on the 'Vega City' theme park.)

KeithM89_old

Pfffft - it'll never hold a candle to Mosney

Sticky_Fingers

Dr Quirkey’s Good Time Emporium

Name sounds like that of a low rent Thai brothel

skelliser

I wonder will Ben Dunne be doing the interior decorating?!

oppenheimer1

As long as its not being financed by an Irish bank, I don't care. Might even be good for the economy of Tipperary.

Celly Smunt

NAMA books already open

citizen_p

I bet it'll be overpopulated with leprachauns and irishisms to make it cringetastic.

waits for pot of gold slots and a miniture giants causway, blarney stone or newgrange.



*wish i could find the father ted clip, "it would be so easy to make somthing like that tacky"*

PanchoVilla

Looks like FF just bought Lowry's vote for the upcoming budget.

...includes a 6,000sq m casino, a replica of the White House...

Let the suicide bombings commence!!

fonecrusher1

I think it sounds brilliant. Sure why not? Huge job creation for a start.

Dravokivich

pif there's a practically empty industrial estate in Park West that can be easily fixed up into a casino resort...

PanchoVilla

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

I think it sounds brilliant. Sure why not? Huge job creation for a start.

If it weren't Michael Lowry and the government weren't depending on his vote to get this upcoming budget through I'd probably agree with you. I mean, who in Ireland wouldn't want a shítty Irish version of Las Vegas in their hometown?

fonecrusher1

PanchoVilla wrote: »

If it weren't Michael Lowry and the government weren't depending on his vote to get this upcoming budget through I'd probably agree with you. I mean, who in Ireland wouldn't want a shítty Irish version of Las Vegas in their hometown?

FFS its not going to be built in the middle of a town? A project that size will obviously be constructed on open land, the outskirts of a town/city. If it means mega job creation & a breath of life for wherever its going to be built is that so terrible?

Oh it'l never work because blah blah blah...:rolleyes: Sick of the fcuking negative attitude in this country.

Sergeant

What ever happened to the indoor ski park that was going to be created in North Dublin? Oh ya, the Celtic Tiger ended.

PanchoVilla

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

FFS its not going to be built in the middle of a town? A project that size will obviously be constructed on open land, the outskirts of a town/city. If it means mega job creation & a breath of life for wherever its going to be built is that so terrible?

Oh it'l never work because blah blah blah...:rolleyes: Sick of the fcuking negative attitude in this country.

Who said it'll never work? Of course it will work, it'll be a tacky, gaudy playground for Ireland's nouveau riche. Now all Ireland's overpaid public sector admins and TDs and the like will have a place to blow off steam after a long day at the office. They won't have to burn up their expense accounts on flights to Europe or the States.

policarp

Two Mile Vegas, kinda has a twang to it.

goose2005

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

I think it sounds brilliant. Sure why not? Huge job creation for a start.

How about we create jobs in useful industries, rather than idiotically siting a casino in a rural backwater far from any city or airport, with a stupid name ("The Tipperary Venue"???) Lowry should be in jail, and this will never be built. If it is, it will fail horribly.

SugarHigh

I don't get the White house connection.

Dempsey

He has all the land bought up well before the the announcement and they have done some archaeological digging etc to make sure that they dont run into a "find" midway through construction.

It has all the transport links besides an airport, maybe moyne airfield might get upgraded.

If you are coming to Ireland to go gambling, I'm sure you can afford a helicopter trip to the venue.

I don't get the White house connection.

The architect of the White House was born in Callan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcxjPazFB2w

PanchoVilla

Dempsey wrote: »

He has all the land bought up well before the the announcement and they have done some archaeological digging etc to make sure that they dont run into a "find" midway through construction.

It has all the transport links besides an airport, maybe moyne airfield might get upgraded.

If you are coming to Ireland to go gambling, I'm sure you can afford a helicopter trip to the venue.

The architect of the White House was born in Callan

You forgot to mention that the gaming laws will have to be changed in order for this casino to operate. That doesn't sound suspicious whatsoever.

However, changes to the Gaming Act would be required for the casino to obtain a licence to operate. Mr Lowry said he expects the Government to shortly “publish a report it commissioned on the gaming laws” and to issue “a policy statement indicating that enabling legislation will be introduced which would allow the casino to operate”.

Dempsey

PanchoVilla wrote: »

You forgot to mention that the gaming laws will have to be changed in order for this casino to operate. That doesn't sound suspicious whatsoever.

Do you want the 3000 jobs or not?

PanchoVilla

Dempsey wrote: »

Do you want the 3000 jobs or not?

I'd rather 3000 jobs for a development that will benefit the whole country as opposed to a few bougie tourists and Irish millionaires. So no, I don't want another race track or stadium. I'd prefer something which will actually be useful to this country. How about a couple of state of the art reprocessing plants for our recyclables? Maybe a family theme park designed with Ireland's bad weather in mind? Anything that has the population on the whole country in mind would be better than this awful shíte.

Edit: lol I just copped your location. It figures you'd be all over this.

Dempsey

PanchoVilla wrote: »

I'd rather 3000 jobs for a development that will benefit the whole country as opposed to a few bougie tourists and Irish millionaires. So no, I don't want another race track or stadium. I'd prefer something which will actually be useful to this country. How about a couple of state of the art reprocessing plants for our recyclables? Maybe a family theme park designed with Ireland's bad weather in mind? Anything that has the population on the whole country in mind would be better than this awful shíte.

Edit: lol I just copped your location. It figures you'd be all over this.

Yea, its just happening down the road from me.

http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1083867

You should watch that program. Seems that Irish people want jobs but object to all attempts at businesses starting up.

This is a private project, who says they have to have something to offer the entire country? There is a market and they are going for it. I think Horseracing, Greyhound racing, concerts, indoor sporting events & gambling would entice alot of people in ireland. It might not be your cup of tea but we all arent as boring as you!

Xiney

curious that this should be announced just before the budget and when FF are most in need of his vote.


Bet they'd have promised him a legal thai hooker brothel in Nenagh to keep him bouncing along.

Dempsey

Xiney wrote: »

curious that this should be announced just before the budget and when FF are most in need of his vote.


Bet they'd have promised him a legal thai hooker brothel in Nenagh to keep him bouncing along.

That would be a very fianna fail thing to do. He'd be wasting tax payers money getting driven from Holycross to Nenagh for his bj's :pac:

Its been in the news quite a few times over the past year before this though

PanchoVilla

Dempsey wrote: »

Yea, its just happening down the road from me.

http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1083867

You should watch that program. Seems that Irish people want jobs but object to all attempts at businesses starting up.

This is a private project, who says they have to have something to offer the entire country? There is a market and they are going for it. I think Horseracing, Greyhound racing, concerts, indoor sporting events & gambling would entice alot of people in ireland. It might not be your cup of tea but we all arent as boring as you!

In Thurles? Who the hell is gonna go all the way to the arsehole of nowhere for anything this place is offering? I don't actually think there is a demand for this type of thing. Ireland already has plenty of racetracks and golf courses and Ireland's reputation as a tourist destination has taken a massive nosedive in recent years. Fewer and fewer tourists are coming year after year. This tacky development will not attract enough people (if any) and will fail in the first five years. That's my take on it anyway.

But you're right, it's a private development from the guy who owns the drugs den on O'Connell St. I hope it bankrupts him.

flanum

anybody else remember 1987 when the scratch cards and the lotto first arrived here and the church reckoned that it would be the ruination... housewives throwing housekeeping on scratchers etc... big sin!!! now look at it!!!

Dempsey

PanchoVilla wrote: »

In Thurles? Who the hell is gonna go all the way to the arsehole of nowhere for anything this place is offering? I don't actually think there is a demand for this type of thing. Ireland already has plenty of racetracks and golf courses and Ireland's reputation as a tourist destination has taken a massive nosedive in recent years. Fewer and fewer tourists are coming year after year. This tacky development will not attract enough people (if any) and will fail in the first five years. That's my take on it anyway.

But you're right, it's a private development from the guy who owns the drugs den on O'Connell St. I hope it bankrupts him.

I dont see why you are being so negative about it tbh. Sounds like you would cut off your nose to spite your face.

People go to thurles for horse & greyhound racing as it is, going 8 miles outside the town isnt going to put them off at all, world class facilities might even help draw more group 1 races and bigger crowds. Concerts (e.g. the feile) used to draw people from all over the island before the celtic tiger. People will go gambling while they are there, maybe stay and make a weekend of it.

PanchoVilla

Dempsey wrote: »

I dont see why you are being so negative about it tbh

People go to thurles for horse & greyhound racing as it is, going 8 miles outside the town isnt going to put them off at all, world class facilities might even help draw more group 1 races and bigger crowds. Concerts (e.g. the feile) used to draw people from all over the island before the celtic tiger. People will go gambling while they are there, maybe stay and make a weekend of it.

And who's going to have all this money to spend of racing, gambling, and hotels? People are leaving the country in droves, the government is saddling people with fraudulent debt, the country is about to swallow itself whole. Who the hell is gonna be throwing their money away at a casino? Oh yeah, all the bastards who made a killing during the "Celtic Tiger" and all the ones getting massive pensions for their corruption and greed. I can imagine a few people going there but it won't be to gamble or watch the races.

TerryTibbs!

This is brilliant idea and will be a big boost. People moaning about it are stupid moany fools who are clueless.

PanchoVilla

TerryTibbs! wrote: »

This is brilliant idea and will be a big boost. People moaning about it are stupid moany fools who are clueless.

What have I told you about staying up this late posting on boards? Now hurry up and get to bed, you know what you're like when you don't get enough sleep.