Skibbereen plans to tap into its strong water heritage with ambitious blueprint 

Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Valerie O’Sullivan, and Cllr Joe Carroll, chairperson of the West Cork Municipal District. Picture: John Allen

The town which produced Ireland’s first Olympic rowing champions is set to embrace its river, develop its waterfront and tap into its water sports potential under an ambitious new blueprint.

The detail is contained in Cork County Council’s Town Centre First (TCF) Regeneration Plan for Skibbereen — home to rowing legends, Paul and Gary O’Donovan, and Fintan McCarthy — which was published on Monday.