Glounthaune residents concerned village cannot support 1,000 extra homes

Villagers living on the eastern outskirts of Cork City have warned their already creaking infrastructure cannot possibly cope with the development of a further 1,000 homes earmarked for the area.

Glounthaune has poor roads infrastructure, an already full national school, and two creches at capacity. It has also lost its post office and pharmacy, has no medical centre for an increasingly ageing population, and parts of it are being used as a day-long carpark for outsiders who get the train into Cork.

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