€100m redevelopment of city’s iconic textiles site gets go-ahead

A €100 MILLION redevelopment of one of Cork’s most iconic industrial sites got the green light last night.

Cork City Council planners gave the go-ahead for a massive mixed use project by development firm Rothbury Estates on the site of the former Sunbeam complex in Blackpool.

The company applied to build a huge retail, office and commercial development, featuring several tall buildings ranging in height from one to seven storeys, over 41,000sq m.