WATCH: The country's first copper-domed Buddhist temple is being built in West Cork

Building has started on the country’s first copper-domed Buddhist temple that’s expected to be completed by next October.

The spectacular Tibetan-style temple, which will cost nearly €2m to complete, is being built overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in West Cork.

The design is authentic, but bows to an Irish angle to accommodate views of the ocean rather than the Himalayan plateau.