Group-purchase residents hit out at delay in taking over estate

Residents who saved an unfinished holiday village from becoming a derelict ghost estate have criticised delays in taking the estate in charge.

Individuals behind the ‘group-purchase’ of homes in the Mountain View estate just outside Glengarriff in West Cork, said they have met every condition imposed and ticked every box, but still see no light at the end of the tunnel.

“We have jumped through every hoop — some of those hoops felt at times that they were on fire — but there is still no sign that the estate will be taken in charge by Cork County Council,” said residents’ spokesman Owen Dineen.