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Tipperary Casino Venue To Get Oral Hearing

An Bord Pleanála have decided to hold an oral hearing into the proposed Tipperary Venue project, mooted by businessman and former garda, Richard Quirke, on his 900 acre site near Two-Mile-Borris, outside Thurles, Co Tipperary.

North Tipperary County Council has already granted planning permission to Mr Quirke for his development, known as ‘The Tipperary Venue‘, but that decision was since been appealed to An Bord Pleanála by An Táisce and others.

No date as to when the hearing will take place is publicly known, but full details are expected to be announced shortly with the hearing likely to take place in the coming weeks.

Model of proposed Two-Mile-Borris Casino

The proposed project would includes a 500-bedroom hotel, equestrian centre, horse racing course, greyhound racing track, 15,000-seat indoor entertainment venue, and a replica of the White House in memory of its designer, Kilkenny born architect James Hoban.

Fianna Fail supporter and Independent TD Michael Lowry, who is supporting the €460 million casino project, to be situated near the village of Two-Mile-Borris in Tipperary, had been turning up the heat on Fianna Fail for the report and publication of the new Gaming Laws and has always denied that the Coalition’s sudden interest in changing these gaming laws was not a precondition for his support of last December’s budget.

However, some supporters of Fianna Fáil last December did privately express a sense of unease, regarding the building of another ‘Ghost Structure’ in the Irish countryside, thereby putting the welfare of a few gamblers above the welfare of the whole nation.

Many people feel that this project will takes money out of the pockets of a large number of people, while funnelling it into the pockets of a smaller number. Many claim that the promise of jobs, by this project, always tend to be filled by foreign workers desperate but content to earn a crust for basic minimum wages.

Thurles businesses have also expressed reservations regarding the longer term outcome of this project, feeling it will eventually undermine and eradicate existing services and jobs already firmly established within this area.

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Our readers are once again invited to enter our latest competition, with a chance to win the fantastic PS3 game Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)

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Hasbro Family: Game Night Vol3 for PS3

Following the success of our previous free competitions, our readers are invited to enter our latest contest, with a chance to win the fantastic PS3 game Hasbro Family: Game Night Volume 3.

This game is sponsored by Europe’s fastest growing Irish Gaming website – The Gaming Liberty. com

The question to be answered is:- “Where does Santa Claus live“?

To enter this competition visit the Competition Section on the right sidebar of this page and carefully pick your answer.

Remember entry is completely free and this competition ends December 7th next.

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Tipperary Casino Project Subject Of Appeal By An Taisce

An Taisce is appealing against the planning approval, granted recently by North Tipperary County Council, for a proposed €460 million Casino, Sports and Leisure Venue in Co Tipperary.

According to An Taisce, the Tipperary Venue to be built on a 900-acre site at Two-Mile-Borris outside Thurles and planned by Tipperary businessman Richard Quirke, would contravene national, regional and local authority development plan policies on sustainable development.

Richard Quirke and his investors claim that the development would provide 2,000 jobs when complete and 1,000 jobs during the construction period.

In their 17-page appeal, An Taisce state that there is no legislation allowing for a casino in Ireland and say that Mr Quirke’s application is based on an unsustainable development model, depending on air travel from all over the world and car dependence for visitors from within the Irish state.

An Taisce also state that a number of the project’s features, particularly the entertainment venue, would be better suited to one of Munster’s three gateway cities such as Cork, Limerick or Waterford.

An Taisce further state that the proposal is in contravention of the National Spatial Strategy, the Mid-West Regional Planning Guidelines, the county development plan, the transport guidelines and fails to address Failte Ireland’s environmental action plan for tourism.