The cable car would link the Turret Rocks area of Templeshannon with Enniscorthy Castle, as reported in local newspaper Enniscorthy Guardian. The cable car has already been presented to the Municipal District Council. It should offer a unique, distinctive experience and serve as a primary entrance to the town for tourists. For Wexford County Council Head of Special Projects Brian Galvin, the cable car is already in third place in the tourism plan – after Enniscorthy Castle and the welcome hub. The aim of the master plan is to transform Enniscorthy “into a thriving economic hub and landmark tourist destination,” as internet portal Wexford Today reports. The focus is on “redevelopment and enhancement of the much-loved Enniscorthy Castle, including an adjoining visitor centre with retail and café facilities as well as an audio-visual experience to reimagine the historic beginnings of Enniscorthy.”

“The overall master plan also includes a longer-term ambition to create a car and coach park at the Turret Rocks with a cable car connection to the Castle.” A new pedestrian bridge across the River Slaney and redevelopment of Templeshannon to improve accessibility in the area are also part of the plan, as South East Radio writes on its website. This is accompanied by a proposal to redevelop entire street blocks – the cable car is acting as a catalyst here.

Audio facilities are to be installed in each cable car gondola and should provide passengers with information about Enniscorthy in several languages – such as about the principal sites, including the River Slaney, Enniscorthy Castle and Vinegar Hill. The costs of the cable car are estimated at 13.1 million euros and would also include the car and coach park. The Municipal District Council seems to be very open to the idea and wants to tackle the project after the first two phases of the master plan (the Castle and the welcome hub). It promises 140,000 visitors per year – including as a result of the cable car – as news blog Wexford Local confirms. It helped here that Austrian cable car experts had already assured instigator Galvin that an urban cable car would make sense in Enniscorthy. He sees the cable car as a sustainable way to be unique in Ireland.