Irons had planning permission from Cork County Council to carry out the work on Kilcoe Castle, where he lives with his, actress Sinead Cusack. Consulted Close up, the towers has a terracotta colour, based on Irons' research of colours used on Scottish castles, but it is expected to fade. D chas, the Irish Government's heritage department, is not opposed to the colour, and were consulted by Irons before he started the work. The actor said he hope the colour critics would eventually change their opinions. I would have thought they'd have something to say about it.
Nobody likes the colour it is now.