U2 bassist Adam Clayton applies for planning to construct mansion in Cork town
U2 bassist Adam Clayton has submitted planning permission to build a large retirement home in Kinsale, Ireland. The project follows his long-standing interest in the coastal town, which is home to several other high-profile celebrities.
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High-profile property developments in small coastal towns often spark local interest regarding celebrity influence and regional real estate markets.
U2 bassist Adam Clayton is set to build a sprawling-mansion-cum–retirement-home in the fashionable coastal enclave of Kinsale.
Catherine Shanahan Drumroll/guitar riff please: U2 bassist Adam Clayton is set to build a sprawling-mansion-cum–retirement-home in the fashionable coastal enclave of Kinsale, adding to the coterie of celebrities who own homes in the picturesque West Cork town.
The legendary musician, who has spent the past week celebrating U2’s 50th anniversary along with fellow band members Bono, The Edge, and Larry Mullan, has applied for planning permission to build a 795 sq m home — about seven times the size of a standard home — in Ringfinnan, east of Kinsale town, on the opposite side of the Bandon River to the main town.
It’s understood also that singer songwriter Dubliner Dermot Kennedy has bought a home on the eastern side of Kinsale, for which he paid €2.25m.
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