THE livelihoods of inshore fishermen will be wiped out if the Port of Cork builds a €226 million container terminal in the lower harbour, an oral hearing was told yesterday.

PLANS to develop a €226m container terminal in Cork Harbour will not damage its sailing pursuits or property prices, an oral hearing was told yesterday.

A BORD Pleanála oral hearing was yesterday told that the Oyster Bank at Ringaskiddy was the most suitable of three sites examined for the Port of Cork’s proposed new €226 million container and cargo terminal.

THE Port of Cork yesterday rubbished a rival port’s objection to its plans to build a €226 million container and cargo terminal at Ringaskiddy in Co Cork.

The first day of the oral hearing into the Port of Cork's proposed development for a new container facility in Ringaskiddy began today.

ONE of the country’s busiest ports will lodge a planning application today for a €190 million container terminal in Cork harbour.

THE Port of Cork is demanding a €60 million to €65m relocation package to leave the city centre quays to enable the €2 billion-plus city council-backed development of the docklands to proceed.

THE Port of Cork has been threatened with legal action in the European courts over its plans for a multi-million euro container terminal in the lower harbour.

THE Port of Cork will unveil the final plans today for its massive €160 million container facility planned for Ringaskiddy.

PUBLIC access to prime city-centre, quayside land will be maintained despite Port of Cork moves to develop the area, the city manager has assured.

THE Port of Cork recorded a €5 million pre-tax profit last year as cargo traffic reached record levels.