McKillen Jr buys Dunboy Castle in West Cork, with plans to operate it as a destination resort

Property developer wishes to fulfill the ambitious plan to turn historic castle on the Beara peninsula into a luxury hotel

Despite millions of euro having been invested in Dunboy Castle on the Beara peninsula in West Cork, the planned resort never opened due to the global financial crisis more than 10 years ago. File picture

Property developer Paddy McKillen Jr has acquired Dunboy Castle, the stalled luxury hotel development in Castletownbere in Co Cork.

The purchase has been made by Oakmount, Mr McKillen’s property development company, while his Press Up hospitality group will ultimately operate the resort complex when completed and launched.