Plans for new centre for autistic adults in West Cork 

Recent meetings between his group and senior politicians have seen the volunteers' plans gather pace.

The Kilbrittain Tractor Run for Autism as it heads into Courtmacsherry, West Cork. Picture: Martin Walsh.

A voluntary group will seek planning permission before the end of the year for a €10m residential and day care centre for autistic adults, which will be the first of its type in Co Cork.

The group has been raising funds for the centre for the past 10 years, with the annual, and very successful, Kilbrittain Autism Tractor Run event being its primary source of income.