Historic park set for revamp to boost tourism

THE Office of Public Works (OPW) is set to carry out €500,000 of restoration work on a park in north Cork in a bid to increase visitor numbers to 300,000 per year within the next five years.

The move comes after intense lobbying by the community in Doneraile, which believes that its historic town can seriously benefit from tourism.

Doneraile Development Association (DDA) is working with the OPW, Cork County Council, Fáilte Ireland, Ballyhoura Development and Mallow Area Partnership to promote heritage tourism, with particular emphasis on Doneraile Court, seat of the St Leger family, and its magnificent park.