Intense talks keep plans for new Cork town alive

Hours of behind-the-scenes talks have prevented plans for a major new town in Co Cork from being scuppered.

The plan for the 5,850-house town at Monard served by shops, schools, and a railway station looked dead in the water yesterday morning when a large number of councillors said they were going to vote against it.

They said they were unhappy with several aspects of the plan for the new town, which is 7km north of Cork City and close to Blarney.