Theme park plans on track, say backers

THE financial backers of a proposed €7 billion theme park to be built in Dublin has confirmed it is going ahead with the plans.

The Vega City consortium said it intends to develop what it described as a ‘family entertainment destination’ in the Dublin area. The 2000-acre project would be the largest-ever development in the country and comprise of a theme park covered with glass on a 2,000 acre site.

According to a spokesman for the group of Irish and foreign investors, the project is at a very early stage in its development. It is also subject to the consortium finishing legal contracts with landowners and then securing planning permission.