Lesi yisikhathi seminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili lesi sikhungo sedatha i-Apple okufanele yakhe kuso I-Athenry, e-Ireland. Konke kubonakala kukhombisa ukuthi ngeke kube kulo nyaka futhi okuzoqala eminye imisebenzi eye yabambezeleka kusukela ngonyaka odlule i-2015 lapho kutholakala ukuthi i-Apple ifuna ukuqala ngalesi sikhungo esisha esisedolobheni.
Kube nezizathu eziningana zokuthi kungani i-Apple ingakwazanga ukuqala le phrojekthi, kepha okuyinhloko ngokungangabazeki ingcindezi etholwa ngumphakathi wase-Athenry, ngaphezu kwezinkinga zeziphathimandla zezwe. Izinkinga eziholele ekutheni inkampani kudingeke ukuthi ihlehlise ukuqala kwemisebenzi ezikhathini eziningi futhi manje kuzofanela silinde kuze kube ngu-Okthoba, ikakhulukazi ngomhla ka-12 okuyilapho isinqumo senkantolo ephakeme sizokwenzeka yezwe maqondana necala.
Futhi ngukuthi ekugcineni igunya eliphakeme kakhulu lezwe kuye kwadingeka ukuthi lingenelele ukuze likwazi ukwambula umsebenzi obukade uphikisana isikhathi eside kakhulu. Ezinye zezakhamizi zisekela ukwakhiwa kwalesi sikhungo sedatha i-Apple kanti ezinye azikho, okuyinto ejwayelekile ezindaweni eziningi kepha ngokuthi ngesinqumo somkhandlu wedolobha uqobo ixazululwe ekugcineni. Kulokhu kubonakala kungenzeki futhi kungukuthi izinkinga zemvelo ezingabandakanywa yilesi sikhungo ngokusho kwezakhamizi eziningi ze-Athendry, kungezwe ku- ukusondela kwesitshalo samandla enuzi, benza konke kuqhubeke ukuma.
Manje kusazobonakala ukuthi ekugcineni le phrojekthi ingenziwa uma inkantolo ikhipha isinqumo ngo-Okthoba 12, uma kunjalo, abafana baseCupertino bangaqala imisebenzi ebilinde isikhathi eside ezweni okuyikomkhulu le-Apple eYurophu isikhathi eside.