Religious order answers city community’s prayers

A RELIGIOUS order has just answered a city community’s prayers.

The SMA Fathers in Blackrock yesterday handed over land worth almost €5 million to the people of Ballintemple and Blackrock for the construction of a community centre and a 60-place childcare facility.

The donation of the 2.5 acre parcel of land, between the SMA Father’s church on Church Road and the Boreenmanna Road, has been described by Cork property insiders as an “incredibly generous offer.”