Frankfield open for business

Owners of Cork City’s Frankfield Golf Course have moved to end speculation that their entire amenity is set to close by declaring "we’re staying open for business".

Brothers Michael and Colman Ryan, whose parents Ina and Mick turned the family’s 72-acre small-holding into a nine-hole golf course in the early 1980s, will close down the course part of the business on January 1 as they are no longer able to sustain the costs of running and maintaining the layout overlooking the city.

However, the Ryans will continue to operate the popular driving range along with Michael’s fellow PGA professional David Whyte and the Frankfield House bar and restaurant will remain open for business with the hope that at least 17 full and part-time jobs will be saved.