Final preparations are being made for the demolition of the fire-ravaged multi-storey carpark which forced the closure of a Cork shopping centre 10 days ago.

Opel Ireland says it is liaising with gardaí in Cork who are still investigating the devastating multi-storey carpark inferno in Douglas at the weekend.

The car company said it has offered the investigation team every assistance required as the probe focuses on whether an Opel Zafira was the cause of the intense fire at the Douglas Village shopping centre carpark on Saturday night.

A former manager of Douglas Village shopping centre in Cork was jailed for four years yesterday for stealing €22,000 entrusted to him in rents from commercial tenants for the owners.