Part of a landbank on Cork City’s Airport Hill, which famously sold for €2.4m per acre at the height of the boom, is on course for the construction of 121 homes, within a €50m development. Contractors Noel Kelleher Tree Care & Site Clearance are on site, clearing trees. The sale included 7.23 acres on the left-hand side of Kinsale Rd/Airport Hill and 4.4 acres across the road. The developer is currently active on several sites in Cork City, including one on Dunbar St, off George’s Quay, where work on the construction of 14 apartments has just got under way. I’ve found Cork City Council brilliant to work with,” Mr McBarron added.

Source: Irish Examiner January 29, 2026 14:01 UTC