Ice job: Olympic-standard arena for Liffey Valley

A local authority has given the green light for the major expansion of one of Dublin’s largest shopping centres, which is to include the development of an Olympic-standard ice rink.

South Dublin County Council has granted planning permission for an additional 22,000sq m net retail space expansion of the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre.

Asset and development management company Hines said the plans include the addition of “a major new public space equivalent to a typical European-scale urban plaza”.