Officials caution against Johnny Ronan plan for €55m investment hub near 4,000-home Dublin 4 scheme

The Irish Times · Arthur Beesley · 2026-11-06 06:00 UTC

Innovation facility would include a ‘live testbed’ area for drone-delivery and air taxi services

Developer Johnny Ronan is proposing to build a €55 million innovation hub near the Glass Bottle scheme in Dublin with a “live testbed” area for drone-delivery and air taxi services, but Government officials are cool on the plan.

The Ronan Group has been seeking ministerial support for the hub, which would be built alongside the 4,000-home project at the site of the former Irish Glass Bottle plant in Poolbeg west.

The plan includes proposals for wet-labs for health and scientific experiments and advanced manufacturing laboratories for robotics and sensor technology, all part of an effort to link private business with universities.

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