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'Irish Las Vegas' planned

  • 28-10-2009 01:26AM
    #1
    Oliver1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭


    http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20091027/tuk-irish-las-vegas-planned-e1cd776.html

    A replica of the White House will form the centrepiece of a 460 million euro Las Vegas-style village deep in the countryside.
    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
    :eek::eek::eek:


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  • #2
    DazMarz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,493 ✭✭✭DazMarz


    The words ''lead'', ''balloon'', ''white'', ''elephant'', ''waste'', ''money'' and ''time'' jump into my head here...


  • #3
    oppenheimer1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,733 ✭✭✭oppenheimer1


    Tipperary... pfft It should be in the hills of Donegal


  • #4
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,540 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    believe it when i see it, not that long ago they were going to build a vegas style casino in the phoenix park, we saw what happened there

    if i see steve wynn or sheldon adelson on the way to dublin soon then i might take notice


  • #5
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,351 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    DazMarz wrote: »
    The words ''lead'', ''balloon'', ''white'', ''elephant'', ''waste'', ''money'' and ''time'' jump into my head here...

    Who gives a shít. It's not the government footing the bill so let them waste all the money they want. Means more going into the economy and a few extra jobs.


  • #6
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,533 ✭✭✭SV


    Casino.
    Nice./


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  • #7
    DazMarz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,493 ✭✭✭DazMarz


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Who gives a shít. It's not the government footing the bill so let them waste all the money they want. Means more going into the economy and a few extra jobs.

    suppose... that's a good point. If bored rich blokes wanna fritter their money away, why not?


  • #8
    ArmaniJeanss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,310 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    These schemes used to be just a cover for selling 2000 houses at €250,000 a pop - I wonder what the angle is this time.

    I hate the way they call these things 'Las Vegas-style' when there is just one casino, one hotel, one concert venue etc as part of the plans. The 'Las Vegas-style' name must be given by some journalist who has never been to Vegas and thinks that its most probably a bit like Butlins.


  • #9
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,730 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    And this is why the counties richest don't pull their weight in getting us back on track?


  • #10
    Le King
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,092 ✭✭✭Le King


    People who I was talking to are saying its in the Horse & Jockey


  • #11
    seany2929
    Closed Accounts Posts: 143 ✭✭seany2929


    Oliver1985 wrote: »
    A replica of the White House will form the centrepiece of a 460 million euro Las Vegas-style village deep in the countryside.
    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
    :eek::eek::eek:

    Source?


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  • #12
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Jaysus another one?

    Is this one http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=62725891 not enough?


  • #13
    stefanj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭stefanj


    seany2929 wrote: »
    Source?

    Newstalk, all day today. (Including the architect)


  • #14
    Supercell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,002 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    Lol, did someone forget to tell them that bertie (I won it on the horses) isnt in charge anymore?
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie/


  • #15
    CHD
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    I will live there and take rich peoples money in the casino


  • #16
    stefanj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭stefanj


    CHD wrote: »
    I will live there and take rich peoples money in the casino

    Dream on.


  • #17
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,540 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    stefanj wrote: »
    Dream on.

    maybe he is going to become a high-class hooker :D


  • #18
    CHD
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    stefanj wrote: »
    Dream on.
    Oh i will. I will.


  • #19
    stefanj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭stefanj


    CHD wrote: »
    Oh i will. I will.

    As I said. Dream on my darling.


  • #20
    CHD
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    stefanj wrote: »
    As I said. Dream on my darling.
    And i said I will, Can you read?


  • #21
    davyjose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,287 ✭✭✭davyjose


    Lads, I was in Vegas in september. The place is fcuking awesome - that's why it'll never go ahead here; we'll just find some way to fcuk it up.


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  • #22
    stefanj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭stefanj


    CHD wrote: »
    And i said I will, Can you read?

    I can read perfectly well. You can say what you like, but it still won't make you rich.


  • #23
    davyjose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,287 ✭✭✭davyjose


    stefanj wrote: »
    I can read perfectly well.

    Pfft ... Dream On


  • #24
    stefanj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭stefanj


    davyjose wrote: »
    Pfft ... Dream On

    Yes, my darling.


  • #25
    CHD
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    stefanj wrote: »
    I can read perfectly well. You can say what you like, but it still won't make you rich.
    You can say what you like, but it will make me rich.


  • #26
    pebbles21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,816 ✭✭✭pebbles21


    Las Vegas, Monte Carlo,Macau,Horse and Jockey

    Spot the odd one out?:D


  • #27
    stefanj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭stefanj


    pebbles21 wrote: »
    Las Vegas, Monte Carlo,Macau,Horse and Jockey

    Spot the odd one out?:D

    Monte Christo. Pay up.


  • #28
    pebbles21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,816 ✭✭✭pebbles21


    stefanj wrote: »
    Monte Christo. Pay up.

    LOL i think you had more drink than i did!


  • #29
    stefanj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭stefanj


    pebbles21 wrote: »
    LOL i think you had more drink than i did!

    I just had 3 pints of Monte Christo. It was DIVINE my darling!


  • #30
    pebbles21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,816 ✭✭✭pebbles21


    stefanj wrote: »
    I just had 3 pints of Monte Christo. It was DIVINE my darling!

    Sure you werent thinking of this"darling!";)


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  • #31
    stefanj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭stefanj


    pebbles21 wrote: »
    Sure you werent thinking of this"darling!";)

    ;) I wish!


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