BALLINGARRANE CAMPUS Clonmel, Co' Tipperary

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BALLINGARRANE CAMPUSClonmel, Co. Tipperary

• A Vision for South Tipperary

Edmond OConnor County Manager South Tipperary
County Council
28th September 2007
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The Vision

• A focal point for economic development in South
  Tipperary
• A campus of 110 hectares with all amenities
  state of the art services
• Attracting foreign direct investment
• Combining education, research innovation
• Accommodating innovative indigenous industry

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Location, Location Location

• Within 10 minutes of new M8 Cork Dublin
  motorway
• Easy access to Cork, Shannon Waterford airports
• Located on N24 National Primary Route
• Accessible to Waterford, Rosslare Cork shipping
  ports
• Strategically located on inner relief road

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The Campus
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Education Research
Tipperary Institute
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Tipperary Institute

• 24 hectare site
• Incorporating Ballingarrane House Gardens
• Education Research facilities
• 1,000 students

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IDA

• 20 hectare site
• Foreign Direct Investment

• Build upon the success of Merck, Sharp Dohme,
  Abbott, Boston Scientific, Alza others
• Focus upon extending employment base to
  internationally traded services

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Indigenous Industry

• Serviced sites available
• Site A 9 hectares
• Including preferred location for hotel
  development

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Indigenous Industry

• Site B 11 hectares
• Expressions of
• interest sought

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Preferred Uses

• Internationally traded services
• Research Development based enterprises
• Financial services
• Innovative manufacturing service industry
• Renewable energy enterprises
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Pharma / healthcare / medical
• Subsuppliers to multinationals
• Others that qualify for support from EI

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Excluded Activities

• Retail
• Local service enterprises
• Warehousing / distribution logistics
• Enterprises that would detract from the visual
  appearance of the campus
• Enterprises generating significant waste /
  emissions
• These can be accommodated within other areas in
  the county.

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Call for Proposals

• Discuss requirements confidentially
• Expressions of interest invited by 16th November
  2007.
• Review consultation
• Final tenders invited by February 2008
• Decision by end Q1 2008.

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Contact Details

• Mr Thomas Hayes
• Chief Executive Officer
• South Tipperary County Enterprise Board
• 1 Gladstone Street
• Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
• 052 29466 toss.hayes_at_southtippcoco.ie
• www.ballingarrane.ie

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In Summary

• By any standard, one of the best strategically
  located opportunity sites in the region, if not
  nationally.
• While ambitious, when completed, it will deliver
  tremendous economic, educational social
  benefits
• The Campus will serve a catchment area of 750,000
  people (50 mile radius)
• Ready to go