Nine MEPs from throughout Europe are meeting in Dublin tomorrow to discuss a €5 billion vision for Athlone.
Members of the European Parliament's housing committee will meet a delegation from the Ballymore Group.
The group is headed by Roscommon developer Sean Mulryan.
His plan sees Athlone turn into a 'green city' of 100,000 people by 2040.
Independent Ireland's Ciaran Mullooly is one of the MEPs attending the meeting tomorrow: