Rare butterfly and mushroom could scupper Cork GAA plan to build 300 homes

Cork City Council raised concerns about impact of proposed development on Cork's northside on marsh fritillary butterfly and on rare waxcap mushroom

Cork GAA said the council's recommendation to refuse planning has come as a surprise.

A protected butterfly and rare mushrooms could hamstring Cork GAA efforts to secure planning for more than 300 homes on the northside of Cork City.

It follows a submission by Cork City Council to An Bórd Pleanála, which recommends it refuse planning for the GAA’s 319-unit strategic housing development (SHD) project in Kilcully.