Vega City 7bn proposals are seen as 'unsustainable'

The Irish Times

Planning officials have expressed serious concern over a €7 billion plan to build a 2,000-acre theme park outside Lusk, Co Dublin, describing the proposals as "utterly unsustainable". A consortium of investors and developers yesterday unveiled plans for a massive development in North Dublin, known as Vega City. It says it would attract 37 million tourists annually, employ 40,000 people and result in the biggest investment in the State's history. The consortium, United Entertainment Partners (UEP), says the plans - which also include the world's longest monorail, 300,000 square metres of retail space, 10,000 apartments and 14 hotels - would make Ireland the largest family-entertainment holiday destination in Europe.

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