Famous duo part of €20m marina plan

FORMER Attorney General David Byrne and ex-rugby international Oliver Waldron are among a group which has just been granted planning permission for a €20 million marina in Schull, Co Cork.

The high-profile duo are members of Schull Community Harbour Development Company (SCHDC), whose directors include local businessmen, fishermen, sailing club members and the principal of the community college.

They are planning to turn the harbour into a mecca for waterborne tourism by creating 225 berths and a utility building which will contain meeting rooms, offices and a storage area for community-based boats.