Planning hurdle for 'East Cork's Kildare Village' removed after two-year battle

Residents and local businesses welcome the news, while environmental campaigners and city businesses had objected 

Rioja Estates want to build a €100m retail outlet village in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane

Two years after Rioja Estates unveiled plans for a €100m retail outlet village at Carrigtwohill, in East Cork, the High Court intervened in the planning battle at the heart of the project.

The proposed retail-and-tourist destination is to sell out-of-season and end-of-line goods at discounted prices. Currently, there are only two outlet villages on the island — Kildare Village, near Dublin, and The Boulevard, in Northern Ireland.