Plans drawn up for multi-million euro upgrade of army camp

PLANS have been drawn for a multi-million euro upgrading of an army camp in north Cork which will include remote controlled pop-up targets, FBI-style urban combat training sets and a vehicle cross-country course.

Part of the major revamp of the Lynch Camp at Kilworth is already under way as a prelude to fully equipping the facility to train more troops.

It will make the camp — first opened by the British in May 1896 — the premier training facility in the country for the army’s infantry.