No blarney: €1bn masterplan for 2,500 homes at Blarney village over the next decade

Larger site assembled at Blarney's  Ringwood and Stoneview will be served by Park and Ride rail station

Combined Blarney sites at  Ringwood and Stoneview total 255 acres, capable of taking over 2,500 new homes. Total value could reach €1bn over the next decade.

PLANNING permission for the first stage of a possible 2,500-plus unit housing masterplan for world-renowned Blarney village is about to be lodged with Cork City Council,  on lands between the village and the N20 and planned commuter railway station.