€230m forest holiday village to open in 2019

Center Parcs is working towards a summer 2019 opening for its €230m forest holiday village in Longford, which received planning approval from An Bord Pleanála yesterday.

TD Kevin ’Boxer’ Moran said it was “brilliant news” for the county, with the project at Newcastle Wood near Ballymahon expected to create 1,000 permanent jobs when opened.

There will be around 750 jobs created during construction, with a further 300 spin-off jobs in the wider community.