Irish Hotels Federation moves to stop tourists using Cork student complex

Regardless of An Bord Pleanála’s ruling, the IHF may effectively have won the case as a decision is not due before early May.

Lee Point Student accommodation, South Main Street, Cork. Its owners want tourists to stay at the facility between January 1 and May 31 to allow 'optimal use' of the development

The Irish Hotels Federation has lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanála in an attempt to prevent a large student accommodation complex in Cork City from being available for use by tourists for most of the first half of 2021.

Hoteliers in the city claim allowing such a development during the academic year would threaten the viability of local hotels.