FOTA golf course sale gets the green light

FOTA Island’s golf course and 550 acres of land have been sold to clear the way for a €130 million development.

However, the existing FOTA course - used for the Irish Open in 2001 and 2002 - will continue to operate as usual despite the €50 million sale.

As part of the major investment programme, a second nine-hole course will be developed close by on the estate, along with a 120-bed hotel and 280 golf lodges for the holiday home market.