Wheel goes full circle in Mallow farm sale

It appears that a deal has been done in regard to land at St Joseph’s Road, Mallow — where 180 acres has been bought back by two farmers who sold the land to farmer-turned-developer, John Barry, in the first place.

At the time, in 2004, there were hysterical headlines about the value of land sales. By that stage, sense was truly left behind and builders vied with one another for choice pieces of ground.

Money was no object and often, competing builders were backed by the same bank.