Plans refused for revamp of historic Cork pub 

Cork City Council rejected application for new building on site of Rochestown Inn on six grounds, saying its design was 'visually awkward', lacked 'architectural coherence' and was 'out of character' with the local area

The former Rochestown Inn building was condemned following a fire in 2015. Picture: Larry Cummins 

Planning permission to build a new bar/restaurant and function room on the site of a derelict pub in Rochestown, Co Cork, has been refused.

John Sweeney and his son had applied to build the new business on the site of the former Rochestown Inn, a once-popular meeting-place, the building of which was condemned following a fire in 2015.