Planners give go ahead for €6m expansion of Cork's Vienna Woods hotel

Hotelier Michael Magner says it's a "vote of confidence" in the hospitality industry after a tough 15 months of pandemic 

Cork hotelier Michael Magner is hoping to start a €6m expansion of Vienna Woods before year end.

PLANNERS have given the go-ahead for the €6m expansion of the Vienna Woods Country House Hotel, which will almost double its bedroom capacity.

The decision by Cork City Council to green-light the ambitious project has been welcomed by hotel co-owner Michael Magner, who described it as a vote of confidence.