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Article: EU800m Point Village gets go-ahead.(PROPERTY)
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- Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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Byline: Con Power
PLANNING permission for The Point Village in Dublin's Docklands has been granted by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. Full scale construction work has now commenced on the EU800m development. The planning permission covers the 23,000 sqm shopping centre, hotel, car park and cinema complex.
It is expected that it will create 2,000 permanent jobs and is not dependent on any state funding or grants. "Already we are in negotiation with anchor tenants as well as a number of hotel chains," explained Harry Crosbie, chairman, Point Village Ltd.
"The Point Village is an opportunity ...