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LIMERICK IS SET to start competing with the major players in the film industry with the opening of its first studio.
Limerick City and County Councils have signed Heads of Agreement with Troy Studios for the long-term lease of the former Dell Factory in the county, subject to planning permission.
The site in Castletroy, which holds a 340,000 sq. ft. building, was used as The Culture Factory site during Limerick City of Culture 2014.
There is a growing demand in Ireland for studio space.
Currently the film and television production is catered for by Ashford Studios, where Vikings is filmed, and Ardmore Studios, where Penny Dreadful is filmed. Both are based in Wicklow.
In a statement last November, chief executive of Ardmore Studios, Siún Ní Raghallaigh said, “The lack of suitable studio space is an issue of great concern for the industry. We ourselves have had to turn away business in the past year because we simply do not have the required capacity.
Studios are the essential enablers for the industry to scale up.
It is understood that when completed the new Troy Studios will be the biggest studio in Ireland and aims to cater for international projects.
In a statement today, Siún Ní Raghallaigh, who is one of the directors of Troy Studios, said, “Today’s announcement is an important step in the right direction to redress that imbalance.”
John Kelleher and Ossie Kilkenny will also be acting as directors.
The current projection is that the studio will be up-and-running by the end of the second quarter of 2016.
Speaking about this, Conn Murray, chief executive with Limerick City and County Council, said, “We’re delighted to be working with Troy Studios in facilitating the company in its plans to establish a significant media hub for film and television production in Limerick.”
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Sad that we cannot trust those in power to do the right thing on this that all people can agree must be excavated and babies identified . All political parties imo this applies to . In this case the right thing is obvious.
Still flaffing about with this. The Government can introduce laws and bills and get them passed quickly enough when it suits them.
Set up to fail!
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“The views of the relatives of the deceased” are the only reason they are purposing this removal apparently and that local “residents might be burdend and it wouldn’t pass the proportionality test” .
I think if they put it to a public vote they would find out its a lot more than relatives of the deceased want this
The government still want ro keep the truth hidden. They don’t want those remains examined in case they find out they were killed by the nuns
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