Highest pub in Ireland to rise from the ashes

A well-known public house on the Cork-Kerry border, destroyed by fire last May, is to rise from the ashes.

The landmark Top of Coom hostelry, which boasts of being the highest pub in Ireland at more than 1,000ft, is to be rebuilt in 2013.

Kerry County Council has granted planning permission to owners Tim and Eileen Creedon for a pub and private residence similar in size and character to the original fire-damaged building. Construction work is due to start early in the new year.