Cape Clear toasts planning permission success for whiskey distillery

Cape Clear islanders are toasting success after getting planning permission to become the first offshore community in the country to develop a whiskey distillery.

Many islanders raided their savings to help develop the plan for a €7m distillery and visitor centre which, it is hoped, will boost its economy and provide jobs.

The planning application was put together by Cape Clear Co-op, but along the way it has lost a major investor which could hold up the building process.