West Cork town hails vital purchase of key site

Cork Co Council has acquired the West End Yard from Drinagh Co-Op

Some of the members of the Dunmanway committee who have lobbied to buy the West End Yard: Tim Buckley, chair of Dunmanway Chamber of Commerce; Senator Noel O Donovan, Catherine O'Brien, and Cllr Deirdre Kelly. The Chamber also hailed the work of Cllr Daniel Sexton and Deputy Christopher O Sullivan.

Cork County Council has completed the acquisition of the West End Yard in Dunmanway, seen as a "gamechanging" development for local business in the West Cork town.

The Council acquired the site, which includes a car park and protected building in the heart of the town, from Drinagh Co-Op. Dunmanway Chamber of Commerce has held a campaign for over past three years, lobbying Cork Co Council to complete the purchase.