Plans refused for revamp of historic Cork pub

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.