Originally Posted by peacock1
Just to reply to Ryan two bob, Cork airport was built in 1961 or 1962, and as you can imagine, politics was to the fore in the site selection. Rumour had it that the farm on which its built was owned by a farmer, who wanted to retire, but handily enough was a member of a particular political party.
It was always rumoured to be Charlie Haughey who got in on the act. He was the son in law of Taoiseach Sean Lemass and was Minister of Justice at that time. The airport was originally supposed to have been built down towards Carrigtwohill, but Haughey got the plan changed to where it is now, and was supposed to have financially benefitted from the purchase of the land, by the state.