Chinese holiday venture falls through on Sherkin island

Sherkin House hotel and marina has returned to the market with a €1.5 million price guide

Sherkin House Hotel is for sale again, after being sold two years ago to a company with Chinese business interests.

PLANS for a West Cork island marine holiday venture aimed at Chinese tourists have been scuttled by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The West Cork Sherkin House hotel and marina, which include the ruins of a 15th century defensive castle called the Fort of the Ships, sold two years ago to a company with Chinese business interests.