It has been at least six years since the construction of a world-class film and TV studio park in Dublin was first mooted, in Poolbeg originally, then in Clondalkin. The project took a giant leap forward in 2021 when South Dublin City Council (SDCC) approved the sale of 48 acres of the park’s land to build the campus at Grange Castle Business Park for circa €26.5 million. Then it stalled, maybe irrevocably it seemed. Mired in legal conflict for more than a year, the €125 million project proposed by Lens Media had to be shelved until a row with financial…

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