Port of Cork Company applies for planning to continue major Ringaskiddy expansion

Development includes work on the new container terminal in the lower harbour

A bulk carrier offloading her cargo at Ringaskiddy. Plans have been lodged to continue development of the port's facilities in Ringaskiddy. Picture: David Creedon

The Port of Cork Company has applied for planning permission for a major redevelopment of its facilities at Ringaskiddy to secure the port’s commercial future, including the new container terminal and multipurpose berth.

The plans lodged with An Bord Pleanála come four months after then Minister for Public Expediture and now Finance Minister Paschal Donohue announed funding of €99m towards the Port’s redevelopment through the Irish Strategic Investment Funds (ISIF) sovereign development fund.