Mallow Castle development plan due in 3 months

A report on the futuredevelopment of Mallow Castle as a tourist attraction will be finalised in the next three months.

Cork County Council, which purchased the castle last December for €1.7m, initially plans to work on the 33 acres of gardens to make them accessible and safe for the public.

Louis Duffy, a senior council official in charge of the project, said a steering group has been set up to look at the site’s tourism and community potential.