Waterford and Kilkenny councils set to resume Dunnes Stores dispute in High Court

The shopping centre, perched on the Kilkenny-Waterford border, was constructed in 2009. However, it lies almost entirely vacant, barring the presence of a small community library

Lawler Consulting, a Kilkenny firm that helped to produce the design of Ferrybank shopping centre, claims it is one of the biggest shopping centres in Ireland with 30,000sq metres of retail floor space.

A High Court case involving plans for a flagship Dunnes Stores outlet and two warring local authorities is set to resume on Monday.

The case brought forward by Waterford City and County Council challenges a decision by Kilkenny County Council to grant planning permission for a Dunnes Stores outlet to be developed in the long-idle Ferrybank Shopping Centre.