Retreat centre gets go-ahead for country’s first Buddhist temple

IRELAND is to get its first traditional copper-domed Tibetan Buddhist temple.

The imposing building will be perched on majestic cliffs on one of the most panoramic locations in the south-west.

Cork County Council has granted planning permission to the Dzogchen Beara retreat centre to build the 14.5 metre high temple at Garranes near Allihies in west Cork.