Appeals lodged over plans for housing on Shannon Shamrock site in Bunratty
BUNRATTY residents say housing should not be built on the old Shannon Shamrock Hotel site to protect the integrity of the area as a tourism location in a fresh appeal.
BUNRATTY residents say housing should not be built on the old Shannon Shamrock Hotel site to protect the integrity of the area as a tourism location in a fresh appeal.
*The site of the Shannon Shamrock Hotel. PLANNING PERMISSION has been granted for the development of 58 houses at the site of the former Shannon Shamrock Hotel in Bunratty.
*The old Shannon Shamrock. PLANS TO DEMOLISH the former Shannon Shamrock Hotel in Bunratty and build 67 houses on the site have hit a roadblock with Clare County Council.
*The Shannon Shamrock. FOURTEEN years after the Shannon Shamrock in Bunratty closed its doors, the site is still sitting empty, with no clear plan for future development.
Potential purchasers of the site previously known as the Shannon Shamrock Hotel have been put off by associated archaeological work believed to be in the region of €2m.
Shannon Heritage has lodged plans for a significant multi-million euro development at the internationally famous Bunratty Castle and Folk Park.
Shannon Group “have a golden opportunity” to turn an unused hotel into a historic theme park in Bunratty, local councillors have claimed. In 2009, the Shannon Shamrock Hotel closed as a new owner could not be found to take over its operations. In April 2017, Crescent House Ltd who had taken ownership of the site …
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