Development will turn a crossroads into a village

THE crossroads of Clarina, with 15 houses, a closed-down post office, two filling stations, equestrian centre and a GAA pitch, will never be the same again.

Locals say it’s for the better. The new €100 million Clarina Village, now under construction, will include more than 300 houses, a 20,000sq ft shopping centre, an hotel, community centre, crèche and a village green. The dead will even be catered for. Clarina village will have its own funeral home.

Clarina Construction Ltd is headed by Cork-born developer Tim Walsh.