By Dan Walsh
The recently renovated 18th century heritage building, Enniscorthy Courthouse, will be leased by Wexford County Council to Dublin city-based Opus Services for ten years at an annual rent of €59,160. There is provision for adjusted lower rent until the company grows its number of employees.
This information was provided at the recent meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council held under Covid-19 guidelines at Kilcannon Garden Centre by Director of Services, Tony Larkin.
“Opus expects to expand its workforce in the short to medium term and the plan is that they will relocate its larger workforce to a new unit at Enniscorthy Technology Park, “ said Mr Larkin, who added: “The proposal is to bring a section 183 notice to the next Council meeting.” Members in attendance agreed.
Opus Fund Services Ltd was founded in 2006 and is an award-winning independently owned and operated full service global fund administrator.
The company has outgrown its existing rented accommodation at Templeshannon, and the Council identified the Courthouse building as suitable for the company in its growing stage.
HISTORY; Enniscorthy is a detached three-bay two-storey courthouse, built 1820, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay (three-bay deep) double-height projecting breakfront with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch; five-bay two-storey rear (east) elevation.
Refenestrated in 1998, and closed in 2004, it reopened following a €1 million renovation programme in September 2019 as a temporary home for Council staff while the long-awaited work on the modernisation of Enniscorthy Municipal District Offices in Market Square commenced.
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