Local historian says protecting Cork's historical heritage is a must

DERELICT buildings and ill-kempt facades are an unfortunate feature of the Cork City visual experience.

But there is also much to be proud of in a city dotted with church steeples and home to interesting buildings from the medieval to the commercial. As part of Cork Heritage Open Day tomorrow, a public conversation entitled Crumbling Cork takes place at Civic Trust House.

Local historian, Cllr Kieran McCarthy, will chair the discussion. The panellists are John Hegarty, conservation architect, Kevin Connolly and Kevin Hurley of An Taisce, and Anthony Wade from the newly-established Cork Decorative & Fine Arts Society (Cork DFAS).