Ghost estates special report: ‘It looked like a derelict hole – now everyone is very positive’

It’s taken almost six years since they first spoke out, but residents of a former ghost estate in mid-Cork can finally see light at the end of the tunnel.

Cork County Council confirmed that the Carrig Rua estate in Ballinagree, six miles north of Macroom, in Co Cork, is no longer considered an unfinished estate.

“A programme of remedial works has been implemented through the collaboration of a group of stakeholders with assistance from Government through the Special Resolution Fund,” a council spokesman said.