Fassbender family applies for permission to build acting school in Killarney

Josef Fassbender, father of Michael, has applied for permission to convert the West End building, which currently acts as a hairdressers, into an acting school

Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender pictured when he was honoured by his home town of Killarney with the ‘Order of Innisfallen’ award for his contribution to tourism. Pictured with partner Alicia Vikander in Muckross House in 2016. File picture: Don MacMonagle

A planning application has been received by Kerry County Council for permission for “an acting school” at a building owned by the family of one of the country's best-known actors.

The project is earmarked for the historic – and aptly named – West End House in Killarney town centre, owned by the Fassbender family.