It stacks up: Brewery works hinge on flood relief plan

The historic old brewery site in the middle of Clonakilty could be redeveloped into an artisan food and drink centre — but only if flood relief works are carried out to protect it.

The protected structure in the town centre is owned by the O’Regan family, who also operate the Shannonvale Foods company, and Kieran O’Regan said ideas have been proposed for its redevelopment, but were dependent on the Office of Public Works (OPW) ensuring it was safe from the threat of flooding.

Mr O’Regan said one idea was to open a micro-brewery in the famous old structure, and for it to also house artisan food producers or indoor markets. “There is an aspiration for something like that,” he said. “It is a lovely building and it is a lovely site. We are looking for uses for it.”