AS part of its drive to turn Spike Island into a tourist attraction, Cork County Council plans to build a floating pontoon, mooring systems and gangways at the historic Spike Island.

THE horrific killing of a prisoner in Mountjoy could easily be repeated in Cork if the jail’s chronic overcrowding is not addressed, it was warned yesterday.

AN application for planning permission to build a new bridge between Spike Island in Cork Harbour and the mainland is expected to be lodged early next month.

The Prison Service is to press ahead with the closure of the Curragh detention centre today due to a dispute over prison officers’ overtime.

FOUR Cork TDs from different political parties have joined forces in an effort to prevent the closure of Fort Mitchell Prison on Spike Island.