Plans for Rochestown Inn site dubbed an 'act of historical vandalism' 

Plans to demolish inn with links to Civil War have been opposed by local group

The Rochestown Inn in 1927: Planning permission has been sought to demolish the existing building and the construction of a bar/restaurant and 11 bedroom suites.

Plans to demolish a landmark 19th-century pub in Cork, with links to a pivotal Civil War battle, to make way for a new pub have been described as “an act of historical vandalism”.

The comment is made in a detailed 17-page submission from the Rochestown Community Development Group, which is opposed to a planning application on the site of the Rochestown Inn.