'East Cork is a magic place': Locals react to retail village plan

Roy O'Connell, co-general manager, Elm Tree, Glounthaune, said Cork has been 'screaming out for' such a retail outlet. Picture: Denis Minihane

Sitting on the road front in Glounthaune, Fitzpatrick's Foodstore is a fourth-generation family business and is just minutes from the proposed site of East Cork's 'Kildare Village' development.

Owner Kerri O'Neill said that despite concerns about an influx of traffic in the area, the development can only be a good thing for business.