Towering over Tower

YOU could say the name of this estate is apposite, or ironic, but Towering Heights does tower over the village of Tower in suburban Cork and, most of the houses are on the large side.

When this serviced site development was launched over ten years ago, locals were scandalised at the cost then around £25,000 for fully serviced sites of 0.5 to 0.75 of an acre.

At that time the village was small and sleepy. Now, it's stretched out almost to Blarney with new housing developments, has a brand new shopping centre with retail units and even a Thai restaurant. Up the hill on the old Kerry road, a brand new golf club, hotel, leisure centre with a tourist village has just passed the final hurdle to planning and work should begin there this spring, bringing a whole new range of amenities to the area.