Council’s blueprint ‘a major setback’

A DEVELOPER driving a bishop’s multi-million plan to transform a former diocesan college into a training and educational campus has slated the city’s plans for the site.

Michael O’Flynn, the managing director of O’Flynn Construction, wrote to all of Cork’s city councillors yesterday and said the council’s blueprint for the Farranferris area, which includes the former Farranferris College, “is a major setback” for Bishop of Cork and Ross, Dr John Buckley’s plans for the former diocesan college.

Mr O’Flynn was engaged last year by Bishop Buckley to draft a plan for the former seminary. He drew up a €48 million project that included an educational and training institute supported by affordable private housing.