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Shannon Development opens door to Ireland’s first E-Town house
Shannon Development has just opened the door to Ireland’s first E-Town house in Miltown Malbay Co. Clare. The €4 million E-Town project at Miltown Malbay is the first of its kind in Ireland and construction work on the 12 combined home/work units in the scheme have just been completed. The E-Towns initiative will allow people to work from home and has been designed by the Company as an innovative way of helping people find a better quality of life. This unique integrated development combines living and office space with high-tech broadband access.
“With many commuters facing reduced quality of life due to the ever lengthening commute times to work, Shannon Development saw the need to generate a new 21st century solution to this growing problem. In launching our first pilot E-Town in Miltown Malbay we feel it is an ideal location in which to live, work and raise a family. It has everything you could possibly want on your doorstep including stunning scenery, top local amenities and a superb quality of life,” says Paul Ryan, E-Towns project manger, Shannon Development, the regional development agency for the Shannon Region.
As part of the Cuirt na dTonnta Miltown Malbay E-Towns project people who want to work from home have the option of work units either attached or adjacent to each house on the two acre high-tech courtyard site. Developed as either detached, three story and/or town houses, the units are wired for broadband with office space. They are designed to aesthetically complement the existing townscapes, the house sizes average 2,000 sq. ft., with business units ranging from 750 sq. ft. to 1,000 sq. ft.
“The development is designed for people who currently have long commutes to work each day and wish to set up a business and could easily work from home. It would ideally suit micro businesses in the traded services sector, or businesses such as graphic design, consultancy, web design, publishing and professional services. It is also ideal for people who have already set up a business from home but find their current home is no longer suitable for their growing business needs,” says Mr. Ryan.
To introduce the scheme to the people of Co. Clare Shannon Development has issued a special invitation to come and view an E-Town house at Miltown Malbay at weekends from 2.00 pm to 4.00pm starting this weekend 5th/6th April ‘08 or by appointment (contact: Bernie Lynch at 061-710349 email: lynchb@shannondev.ie )
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