Council attempts to woo Ikea to Fermoy

Cork County Council has written to furniture giant, Ikea, urging it to locate its first store outside of Dublin at one of three potential sites in North Cork — one of which was a former army barracks.

The Swedish company, which is the largest furniture retailer in the world, is actively seeking to build a store in the Cork region.

Now officials from the Fermoy municipal district council have contacted the company suggesting that the former Fitzgerald Camp in the town, which closed in 1998, would be an ideal location.