MCD are one of the supporters of the Tipperary Venue, a proposed €460 million cultural, sporting and leisure development proposed for the north of the county.

Of particular interest to music fans is the 15,000-seater underground entertainment venue, which has a retractable roof for open-air gigs.

Located on an 800 acre site close to the village of Two-Mile-Borris, the Tipperary Venue is the brainchild of Dublin-based businessman Richard Quirke whose interests include Dr. Quirkey’s Good Time Emporium.

If given the planning green light, it will also incorporate a Las Vegas-style casino, hotel, state-of-the-art racecourse, a sprint track, an all weather floodlit track, an 18-hole golf course, driving range, equestrian centre and high-end retail outlets.

Also backing the project is Independent Tipperary North TD Michael Lowry who together with MCD was instrumental in bringing Féile to Thurles' Semple Stadium during the 1990s.

Photos: An artist's impression of the Tipperary Venue and (l to r) Unicorn PR's Valerie O'Reilly, MCD's Justin Green, Richard Quirke and Michael Lowry TD.

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