Cork locals raising funds to challenge large housing scheme on much-loved amenity site

Kilbarry Preservation Group says Murphy’s Rock area has been used for generations as a recreation area, and is an area of great biodiversity and natural beauty

In July 2022, a planning application was lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála on behalf of Cork County GAA Board for a strategic housing development of 319 units on Murphy's Rock. Picture: David Keane

A community group has begun crowdfunding for a High Court challenge against planning secured by the Cork County GAA Board for a large housing scheme on a cherished amenity site on the northside of Cork city.

The scheme’s potential impact on a rare species of butterfly, bats, and otters will form part of its legal challenge.