15/03/2016

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Proposal for New Flagship Tourism Development for Dublin Mountains welcomed

South Dublin County Council and Coillte note that proposals for a Dublin Mountains Interpretation/Visitor Centre were welcomed by the elected members at the Council meeting held on the 14th March 2016. The draft proposal is being designed jointly by South Dublin County Council and Coillte and is driven by the vision outlined for the Dublin Mountains in South Dublin County Council’s Tourism Strategy 2015-2020 and the Fáilte Ireland, ”A breath of fresh air” marketing strategy.

Last year, South Dublin County Council, in association with Coillte who are the owners of the site, commissioned Paul Keogh Architects to identify a potential tourism flagship project in the Dublin Mountains and to look at the development of a first class visitor destination for South Dublin County. The study has identified a location for the proposed flagship project at Massey’s Wood and Montpelier Hill, more popularly known by Dubliners as the location of the Hellfire Club.

South Dublin County Council and Coillte will now move to the planning and detailed design phases of the project.

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  Image 1 - Hell Fire Club