Private cemetery near Cork City given green light

An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for a Cork cemetery, with 5,601 plots, which will be the first privately-run facility in the city or county.

The planned site is at 2 Clash Rd, Carrigrohane, on the western side of the city but within the county council administrative region.

A number of local objectors had raised a several concerns about the suitability of the site, particularly in its scale and claimed it would create traffic and public health problems.