IDA’s acquisition of estate could herald jobs bonanza for town

MORE THAN 1,000 jobs could be created following the acquisition of a 300-acre estate outside Clonmel by the IDA.

South Tipperary County Council chairman Derry Foley is predicting the jobs bonanza over the coming years and welcomed the decision of the IDA to buy Ballingarrane Estate from the local authority.

Originally the home of the Watson family, the county council purchased the estate three years ago for a reported 6 million and subsequently planning permission was granted for commercial development on just over 20 hectares of the land.