Holiday centre for longford

handlemaster · 01-04-2015 01:02PM #1

I can only presume this is a joke been the day thats in it:)

http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-talk/center-parcs-this-is-what-longfords-100m-resort-could-look-like-31110453.html

ThisRegard · 01-04-2015 01:03PM

Nope, it's real, and covered in the April Fools thread.

If it's a joke, then there's a lot of outlets in collusion with each other here and in the UK, and they set the seed last year. If so, fair play.

Menas · 01-04-2015 01:04PM

I go to a Centerparcs in the UK every other year. Great spot for kids..and parents. Hope the Irish one is to the same standard.

The Peanut · 01-04-2015 01:12PM

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I go to a Centerparcs in the UK every other year. Great spot for kids..and parents. Hope the Irish one is to the same standard.

It's a great idea. Should also hopefully encourage people to visit adjoining counties and opening them up to increased tourism also.

handlemaster · 01-04-2015 01:13PM

ThisRegard wrote: »

Nope, it's real, and covered in the April Fools thread.

If it's a joke, then there's a lot of outlets in collusion with each other here and in the UK, and they set the seed last year. If so, fair play.

I didn't see that. I'd still say very little chance of such at thing going ahead there. But Ireland could do with somthing like that

Titus Andronicus · 01-04-2015 01:13PM

Poor ould Trabolgan, oh the memories

henryporter · 01-04-2015 01:17PM

handlemaster wrote: »

I didn't see that. I'd still say very little chance of such at thing going ahead there. But Ireland could do with somthing like that

Why very little chance? Sounds like they have already invested in the feasibility and preliminaries so I doubt they would walk away. Granted getting Planning Permission will be a nightmare, but it will be a bargain investment for them given the currency differential and growing number of staycationers.

Generic Dreadhead · 01-04-2015 01:17PM

Titus Andronicus wrote: »

Poor ould Trabolgan, oh the memories

I went there like 3 years ago... it was bleak

Titus Andronicus · 01-04-2015 01:21PM

Cormac... wrote: »

I went there like 3 years ago... it was bleak

Kids like it for what it is, until you bring them to a Eurocamp or Disney then that's the end of that.
Needs a big investment that it's not going to get now with this competition nearer Dublin.

ThisRegard · 01-04-2015 01:22PM

handlemaster wrote: »

I didn't see that. I'd still say very little chance of such at thing going ahead there. But Ireland could do with somthing like that

Planning permission will probably be the biggest hurdle at this stage, feasibility studies were done last year I think I read somewhere. This is an article from the Telegraph last year.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/11110252/Center-Parcs-turns-its-attention-to-Ireland.html

Holiday company has held prelimary discussions with tourism authorities in Ireland as analysts speculate the group could be floated next year

Sunny Dayz · 01-04-2015 04:45PM

No apparently it is actually true!! It was supposed to be announced tomorrow but it got leaked somehow.

Longford though, seriously?!

super_furry · 01-04-2015 04:48PM

Doesn't really matter where it is, it's a self-contained holiday park.

Menas · 01-04-2015 04:50PM

super_furry wrote: »

Doesn't really matter where it is, it's a self-contained holiday park.

Yes, just needs to be in a big forest somewhere. Having it in the middle of Dublin would be ****. No trees!

Fat Christy · 01-04-2015 04:51PM

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I go to a Centerparcs in the UK every other year. Great spot for kids..and parents. Hope the Irish one is to the same standard.

I'm sure it will be, given that they intend to locate in Longford.

miezekatze · 01-04-2015 04:56PM

Would be great to have one of those in Ireland! I went to one in the Netherlands with my family when I was a kid, it was a great holiday! I think it would be quite popular.

Wolf Club · 01-04-2015 05:51PM

This should have a very positive impact, the midlands is a bit of a black hole tourism wise, other than music festivals during the summer. And seeing as though the location is irrelevant, it's a much better idea to put it somewhere than has little else to offer as opposed to somewhere that gets loads of tourism anyway.

Kermit.de.frog · 01-04-2015 11:17PM

Not sure this is going o be as big as speculated

From centre parcs press office

No press release has been issued on this to any media outlets and the speculation this morning is factually incorrect. An official announcement will be made tomorrow.”

A statement from a Dublin-based firm public relations firm says that some “speculation today has been inaccurate” but that, “the development will be one of the largest-ever investment and job creation projects in the Midlands”.

I wonder has the mayor of Longford been just a tad optimistic.

Sh1tbag OToole · 01-04-2015 11:25PM

Hate to see big massive bland English companies coming in and setting up big bland yokes like this. Spent a good bit of time over in the Youkay and it always strikes me how bland everything is there. Sure they invented the term 'clone town'. They deserve some bit of credit for trying to preserve structures from the good old days but then ruin it by plastering it with modern health and safety and security apparatus and signs

SpaceSasqwatch · 01-04-2015 11:29PM

Cormac... wrote: »

I went there like 3 years ago... it was bleak

went there 7 years with my son and I agree with you.It was at the end of the saeson and there were more staff than holiday goers.

Having said that my 7 year old son enjoyed it plus we went other placers most days lol

Wompa1 · 01-04-2015 11:31PM

Miracles happen in Blazers, I heard some fella was cured there.

No, No Dougal, someone was LURED there and then those lads beat him with the sticks

Streetwalker · 01-04-2015 11:33PM

Nah no way this is true. Longford??

tomwaterford · 01-04-2015 11:34PM

Titus Andronicus wrote: »

Poor ould Trabolgan, oh the memories

Who remembers mosney....vaguely recall going up there when i were younger

baldbear · 01-04-2015 11:45PM

A Hong Kong businessman recently bought an old estate in the area so maybe hes involved.

Longford badly needs this as unemployment is at 15% and our local politician is too busy going to funerals of strangers to bother his hole trying to do anything for the county.

handlemaster · 02-04-2015 11:00AM

baldbear wrote: »

A Hong Kong businessman recently bought an old estate in the area so maybe hes involved.

Longford badly needs this as unemployment is at 15% and our local politician is too busy going to funerals of strangers to bother his hole trying to do anything for the county.

pressing the flesh and comimg out with some nonsense before an election to get picture in the paper is all alot of them do.

DragonKhan · 02-04-2015 11:18AM

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

No apparently it is actually true!! It was supposed to be announced tomorrow but it got leaked somehow.

Longford though, seriously?!

Yes Longford really. That county with rivers and large forests that Center Parcs usually has in it's business in.

It is the perfect location as it is in the centre of Ireland and there are lot of recreational tourism things to do in Longford

Carawaystick · 02-04-2015 12:02PM

Ah yes Longford, where bad roads are national monuments....
http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/midlandseastcoast/corleatrackwayvisitorcentre/

DragonKhan · 02-04-2015 12:05PM

Carawaystick wrote: »

Ah yes Longford, where bad roads are national monuments....

haha well give you that one... still a fascinating visitors centre. Thanks Charlie Haughey!

02-04-2015 12:07PM

How does it work with the Irish weather

murpho999 · 02-04-2015 12:12PM

mariaalice wrote: »

How does it work with the Irish weather

I heard they are putting roofs on all the buildings they will build and the buildings are waterproof.

Incredible.

Fat Christy · 02-04-2015 12:14PM

murpho999 wrote: »

I heard they are putting roofs on all the buildings they will build and the buildings are waterproof.

Incredible.

Longford is basically all bog. That's great, but I hope they have a safety plan in place for when the place starts sinking.

I'm a Longfordian, I should know.

Menas · 02-04-2015 12:50PM

mariaalice wrote: »

How does it work with the Irish weather

The weather in cumbria is worse than here and that is a big success.

Holiday centre for longford

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