€90m extension Wicklow studios to stop revenues from falling

The promoters of a €90m extension to the Co Wicklow studios where the hit series Vikings is produced say they need to expand to stop revenues from falling.

By Gordon Deegan

Joe and Shelley O’Connell’s Ashford Studios plan a huge extension that has the potential to create 1,500 movie-related jobs. It involves four new film studios of 40,000 sq ft each, a TV studio, offices and administrative space.