From bust to boom, developer John Fleming is back building in Cork

Famed Cork developer John Fleming, back after €1bn bankruptcy, is building almost 600 student beds, marking a major return.

Mr Fleming oversaw multiple flagship developments such as the €90m Fota Island Hotel and Resort. Picture: Denis Scannell n(2006) 

Developer John Fleming, one of the most high-profile casualties of the property crash, is back building in Cork, 15 years after he successfully filed for bankruptcy in Britain with debts of about €1bn.

The Bandon-born builder/developer, once ranked the 75th richest man in Ireland with an estimated fortune of about €140m, has purchased a number of sites in the Victoria Cross/Dennehy’s Cross area of the city with planning permission for almost 600 student-bed spaces.