Cork County Board seeks planning for over 300 homes on lands on northside of city

GAA has applied to An Bord Pleanála for development of 319 homes, a creche and a riverside park on land it owns in Kilbarry

Income from this summer's concerts at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, including Elton John on Friday, will also go towards servicing the Cork County Board's debt, almost €22m of which is owed to Bank of Ireland. Picture: Larry Cummins.

The Cork County GAA Board has applied for planning for more than 300 homes on the outskirts of Cork City in a bid to help finance its near €30m debt.

The application for the proposed strategic housing development (SHD) on a landbank it owns in Kilbarry, on the northern fringes of the city, has been lodged directly with An Bord Pleanála.