Cork County Council has granted permission to Wayleaf B Limited for the large-scale development at Coolfadda and Kilbrogan, subject to 79 planning conditions.

The device was discovered in Bandon on Thursday and no injuries have been reported.

A number of people were evacuated from the area, and the services of the Army EOD were requested.

Nessa Gilsenan (51) was an employee of Fishy Fishy restaurant in Kinsale, Co Cork

Development firm, Castle Rock Homes (Midleton) Limited, successfully appealed the council’s ruling from August 2024 which rejected its planning application to construct a major housing scheme on a 3,53-hectare site at Knockbrogan, Bandon, Co Cork

The exhumation took place on Tuesday morning at St Patrick’s Cemetery in Bandon.

The incident happened at around 11am on Monday