D Tuesday, September 22, 2009 METRO By ed carty 800m Ballymun plan will create 2,000 jobs A LEADING development company said yesterday it would create 2,000 construction jobs next year in ambi- tious regeneration plans for the disad- vantaged suburb of Ballymun. The 800million project the larg- est of its kind ever accepted by plan- ners includes shops, apartments and offices centred over the planned Met- ro line. The scheme effectively removes the Ballymun name from the shopping complex, with developers opting in- stead for Spring Cross. The area, once famed for its tower blocks has been transformed in recent years with new homes, Irelands first Ikea store and plans for Metro North a commuter rail system linking Dublin airport to the city. Niall Kavanagh, head of the Spring Cross project at Treasury Holdings, said it would become the capital of north Dublin. Together with the opening of Ikea, we see the future of Ballymun as a destination for shoppers, not only from the Dublin region, but from all over Ireland which will also benefit the local community, he said. It will create 2,000 construction an artists impression of how the future Ballymun Spring cross project would look Picture: PA Theres a pony in the horse-pital! A PONY surprised patients and staff at a hospital when he wandered in and walked through the corridors after escaping from a nearby field. The black-coated animal, named Beauty, was found on corridors leading to the wards at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, Shropshire in the UK. Police managed to coax the pony into a courtyard with apples before RSPCA officers arrived. jobs and, on completion, support 8,500 direct and indirect jobs. We are confident that we can commence con- struction in 2010. The development will cover 255,000sqm, with more than a fifth dedicated to shops, while there will also be 360 apartments, offices and substantial leisure amenities includ- ing cinemas, bowling alleys, a public library and restaurants. Developing giant Treasury Holdings, also behind Londons Battersea Power Station site, applied for permission on behalf of Real Estate Opportunities (REO). Ray Horney, REO chairman, said the Ballymun regeneration was the com- panys flagship project and that it was in advanced stages of negotiations with key anchor tenants. ONE of the greatest rivalries in the history of chess is set to resume as Garry Kasparov takes on Anatoly Karpov in the Spanish city of Valencia. The 12-game rematch takes place 25 years after the two grandmasters from the Soviet Union first competed for the world title. That epic encounter lasted five months in Moscow, before being called off without a clear winner. Kasparov, now one of Russias opposition leaders, went on to snatch the world crown from Karpov in 1985. Chess mates are up for a re-match rivals: Kasparov and Karpov index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html