Killanne Development Group unveiled a five-year strategic plan to develop tourism, heritage, and community facilities in Killanne, following public consultation in 2024 and 2025.
The plan, based on 100 household surveys, interviews with Rathnure National School pupils, local businesses, and site visits, aims to enhance underutilised assets like brownfield sites and vacant properties.
The group proposes a community centre, café, and amenity area to support events and recreation, alongside tourism initiatives such as a hostel, glamping pods, and a motorhome park. Killanne’s history, tied to the 1798 Irish Rebellion and hurling traditions, supports its potential to attract visitors year-round.
Killanne Development Group shared: “Killanne has a close-knit community which would welcome additional facilities and services including a community centre, café and an amenity area to support community events, classes, recreation and play. There are a wide range of under-utilised assets in Killanne that merit enhancement and further development.”
Killanne Development Group shared: “Killanne also has the potential to attract large numbers of domestic and overseas visitors, all year round, due to the scenic mountainous landscape. This would support existing businesses while simultaneously making additional amenities economically viable such as a café and a diverse range of accommodation/catering facilities including a hostel, glamping pods and a motorhome park.”
“This has generated a wide range of ambitious ideas which has the potential to provide a transformative impact on this remote upland community through expanding the range of community facilities and services; developing the recreation tourism offering; and further promotion and protection of this area’s unique heritage.”
