IKEA gets go ahead
Dec | June 13, 2007Screwdrivers at the ready, IKEA has finally gotten the go ahead from An Bord Pleanála. A 30,000 square foot shop can now be constructed in Ballymun subject to 30 conditions “aimed at preventing traffic congestion, protecting the visual amenity of the area and promoting sustainable development”. Visual amenity? So that’ll be a multi-story grey concrete warehouse then? 
Update: One of the reported conditions was that the store did not open until after the M50 upgrade completed in 2009. The IKEA manager was on Matt Coopers show and believes this is not the case. He hopes to negogiate with others to get the store open in 16 months time, late summer 2008. In fairness to them if they had to wait for the M50 to be completed they could be waiting for a long time after 2009.
Good for the furniture shops to have a bit of competition here though. Prices are shocking!
Is there a projected date for when they will open yet? And if it’s anything like the other Ikeas I’ve seen, it will be a short, wide, bright blue and yellow concrete warehouse…
woohoo! soon the billy bookshelves will be a fixture in all Irish living rooms.
Fantastic news. I’m SO excited
I don’t believe it! Finally I can tell my mum that she doesnt have to send my Kalle’s Kaviar via post anymore! And I can make my house look a little more homely…(yes I am Swedish)
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Glorious. I am genuinely concerned about how much time and money I’m going to waste there but at long last Irish folks can have cool furniture and homewares without it costing the earth.
i am so happy, i think it open in February 2009. I live in Dublin and i cant find simple shelves to storage boxes for a fair price. I cant believe there is shelves for 600€ !! i hope those shops open there eyes and see that their prices lead to the opening of ikea.their fault!
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