Work to begin on €50m convention centre

WORK starts today on a €50 million, 16,000-seater convention centre in west Dublin - the first phase of a proposed €800 million plan that will transform the area.

“This will be one of the finest convention centres in Europe,” confident developer Jim Mansfield said. He is also the owner of four-star Citywest Hotel and conference centre.

Chief executive of Citywest Hotel, John Glynn, said most of the work would be finished in time for the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis in March, with the “finer details” being completed late next year.