Oldest hunt refused permission for kennels

THE oldest hunt in the country has been denied planning permission for kennels after Bord Pleanála upheld an objection by the Brothers of Charity.

Cork County Council had previously granted the Southern Union Hunt permission to build kennels for 30 hounds at Mountain Road, Carrigaline.

But the Brothers of Charity, which has a residential centre nearby catering for autistic children and children with intellectual disability, objected to the development on a number of grounds, including concerns that the barking dogs — Old English hounds — would disturb the children.