A magnificent 17th country home set in one of Ireland’s most visited parks is set to open to the public tomorrow for the first time in half a century.

A LOCAL authority may have to seek a compulsory purchase order to prevent Mallow losing its town park to two brothers, one of whom is a former equerry and private secretary to the late Princess Diana.

FANCY living like a lord on the banks of the River Blackwater? — then here’s your chance. Mallow Castle comes on the market this week with a €7 million-plus price tag.