Cork greenfield development ‘lacking’

Ireland has an infrastructure constraint that is hampering regions such as Cork in continuing to attract multinational companies to our shores.

Available greenfield sites need to be better utilised to attract industry, said Cork Chamber of Commerce president Barrie O’Connell. Delivering his first address as president at the chamber business breakfast yesterday, Mr O’Connell said Cork had not seen a greenfield development for years.

“In the last six or seven years in Cork we haven’t had a new greenfield site development in the advanced manufacturing area; no one new has come in.