King John's Castle getting facelift

osarusan

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0118/kingjohnscastle.html

One of Limerick city's biggest tourist attractions, King John's Castle, is to undergo a major redevelopment in time for the 2012 tourist season, when the castle marks its 800th anniversary.

The planned work includes transforming the castle's entrance and the interior and includes the installation of multimedia information displays.

Good news. I've always thought it looked good from the outside but the inside was never very impressive. Hopefully this will bring a few more visitors.

Amazotheamazing

hah, snap!

bernardo mac

Hopefully they will undo the tasteless mess of their last effort.

zuroph

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Jumpy

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zuroph

Amazotheamazing

€4.7m approved for revamp of King John’s Castle
By Jimmy Woulfe Mid-West Correspondent
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
FÁILTE Ireland and the Department of Tourism has approved €4.7 million for a major redevelopment of Limerick’s King John’s Castle. Shannon Development will allocate a further €1m.

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Shannon Development has been heavily criticised for the decline in King John’s Castle as a tourism attraction. It had responsibility for running a tavern adjacent to the site which has been closed for a number of years.

Shannon Development chief executive Dr Vincent Cunnane said yesterday the planned redevelopment was a strong indication of the agency’s commitment to the future of Limerick.

"This project puts a key priority on Limerick city as the centre of a strong Shannon Region. Tourism is one of the drivers identified by Shannon Development to help us achieve this objective and this is why the redevelopment of King John’s Castle is vitally important," he said.

"The project is scheduled to be completed by 2012 to co-incide with the 800th birthday of the castle and will be strongly promoted in conjunction with that event."

Dr Cunnane said the development will make the castle a core attraction. He said: "We will be introducing a wide range of new technologies and specialist multi-media techniques which will be used to bring the castle’s development and historical events to life within the context of improved exhibition, interpretation and visitor facilities."

Fiona Monaghan head of operations for Fáilte Ireland in the West Region said: "As we all know, Limerick has always enjoyed a great reputation for sports and events — however, we hope this significant investment will go a long way in helping to highlight Limerick’s already strong cultural and heritage offering."

This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Wednesday, January 19, 2011


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