Anger in Ballinskelligs as planning permission for Cable O'Leary's is overturned

There is “palpable anger” amongst the community in Ballinskelligs in south Kerry at the decision by An Bord Pleanala to overturn planning permission for a 48-bedroom hotel as part of a major revamp of the landmark Cable O'Leary's.

It was hoped the revamp would create a year-round facility for tourists as well as for locals in the heart of the south Kerry Gaeltacht, and there had been consultation between the developer and the local community who were fully behind it.