375-acre Longford Forest earmarked as Ireland's first Center Parcs resort

Detailed proposals for Ireland’s first Center Parcs holiday resort have been put on display with a planning application to be made in the autumn.

Management confirmed the 375-acre site known as Longford Forest will employ 750 workers during a two-year construction of 500 lodges, apartments and treehouses, swimming pools, spa, shops, restaurants and a lake.