The site currently contains a vacant 2-storey funeral home and a vacant school building.

Pembroke Beach DAC is seeking planning permission for the "landmark" hotel at the site in Poolbeg West, Dublin 4.

The proposed expansion includes the construction of two new theatres

Aidan Redmond, senior counsel for Glenveagh Homes Limited, disputed the contention that Pat Lynch and Denise Leavy were motivated by a “genuine interest”