Sunbeam site set for €105m development

THE historic Sunbeam factory site in Cork which was gutted in a fire two years ago looks set to rise from the ashes as part of a €105 million development.

Plans were lodged with Cork City Council yesterday by Mallow Road-based Rothbury Estates for an apartment and commercial redevelopment of the four acre Blackpool site.

The scheme, backed by businessman Martin Buckley, includes an 18-storey apartment tower, which if cleared through planning would make it one of the city’s tallest buildings.