Limerick City and County Council has refused planning for a proposed €100m shopping centre in the Dublin Road suburb.

City centre traders in Limerick yesterday lodged an objection to a planning application for a €100m shopping centre proposed for the Dublin Rd suburbs.

Marks and Spencer will open a new flagship store in Co Limerick and will overhaul its Grafton St store in Dublin following a review of its Irish operations.

A MOVE to develop a “ghost” shopping site in a Limerick suburb is causing fears it may further erode city centre retailing.

BELFAST-based Indian property developer Suneil Sharma’s name has been linked with a Limerick city retail site debt acquisition worth over €100 million.