Dunne tower would create 5,000 jobs, hearing told

MORE than 5,000 permanent jobs would be created if the 37-storey tower building proposed by property developer Sean Dunne gets the go-ahead, a Bord Pleanála oral hearing was told yesterday.

Dublin City Council granted planning permission for the greater part of the development last March but rejected the 37-storey centre piece on grounds of excessive height.

The authority approved the development of 294 apartments, a 232-bedroom hotel, a shopping centre, embassy buildings, a cultural centre and crèche.