Alcatraz masterplan for Spike Island to be unveiled

A masterplan to redevelop Spike Island into an attraction comparable to Alcatraz will be unveiled this week.

In July 2010, Spike Island, located off the Cork coast, was handed over to Cork County Council on behalf of the Department of Justice by then minister for social protection Éamon Ó Cuív.

The local authority plans to transform Spike Island into a major tourism and heritage centre, highlighting the role the island has played in Irish history.