Cork Chamber and the Cork Business Association (CBA) said the various agencies responsible for delivering the Lower Lee flood relief scheme should now “move the scheme forward as a matter of priority”.

It’s a stressful time when the Leaving Cert results come out, and all too often it seems a change of plan is needed.

A planning decision on the enlarged Cork event centre has been deferred because planners say an environmental report is required.

The controversial Cork city flood defence proposals and the ambitious Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Study (CMATS) are to be reviewed by a new ‘climate action committee’ which is to be established by the city council.

Major design changes to Cork’s €140m flood defence scheme have been unveiled that will see demountable flood defences, rather than walls, used to protect the most historic city centre areas.

A solicitor for campaigners behind the successful legal challenge of the first major flood defence scheme in Cork has accused City Hall of trying to “distort the true position” about why its planning was quashed.

The longest-serving councillor in Cork City has called for an emergency meeting after a European Court ruling delayed a key part of the city’s flood defences.

A key element of the largest flood defence scheme in the history of the state has been delayed by up to six months following a European Court ruling on the potential impact of such works on protected habitats.

The Green Party in Cork is to host a town hall-style public meeting under the banner of ‘End Dublin Rule in Cork’.

Campaigners opposed to OPW flood defence plans in Cork city have expressed concerns about the “dismissal” of 700 submissions on a quay revamp which will include integrated flood defences.

Work on the first flood defences in Cork City could get under way before the end of the year after a €6m quay regeneration project got the green light last night.

Office of Public Works (OPW) plans for walls and embankments — controversial elements in its Cork city flood defence scheme — could cost €76m more than the agency’s published estimate, a report claims.

New options to minimise the loss of Cork city centre parking spaces have been drafted in a bid to secure delivery of a €6m revamp of a historic quay.

Traders in Cork City have threatened to withhold their commercial rates unless city bosses scrap the St Patrick’s St car ban.

Plans to axe 115 parking spaces from Morrison’s Island to facilitate a flood relief scheme are necessary to transform the city centre, says Cork Chamber president Bill O’Connell.

City officials have ruled out scrapping the car ban on Cork’s main street which traders say has “decimated” afternoon trade.

Cork Business Association members have expressed concern about the proposed reduction of a large number of parking spaces in the city centre and the closure of St Patrick’s Street to traffic.

Business leaders are set to meet this evening to discuss the planned revamp of Morrison’s Island and traders fears of the loss of hundreds of on-street parking spaces.

The country is facing total shutdown from 4pm today with people ordered to stay indoors, schools and colleges closed, rail and bus services halted, and motorists warned it would be “suicidal” to take to the roads.

Design experts behind the €6m revamp of Cork’s Morrison’s Island, which integrates flood defences with public realm upgrades, believe it “strikes the right balance” between protecting the area’s heritage and reducing flood risk.

Plans for flood defences to protect one of Cork City’s most flood-prone areas as part of a major public realm upgrade have gone on public display.

The OPW has again insisted its €140m flood defence proposal for Cork City is the only viable solution to protect the city despite calls for a more balanced approach.

A Dutch flood expert will assess the OPW’s €160m flood defence proposals for Cork during a weekend symposium.

The relocation of a footbridge as part of the first major flood defence works in Cork city has been ruled out after the ESB refused to pay for the diversion of high voltage cables.

City councillors have called for the OPW’s controversial flood defence scheme for Cork to be peer-reviewed amid confirmation that work on phase one is due to start this summer.

City-centre views of the River Lee will be improved by proposed flood defences in Cork and some elements will be redesigned to preserve historic features, says the Office of Public Works.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has again ruled out the construction of a downstream tidal barrier to protect Cork City from flood risk, saying that walls will be required.  

Planning permission for the first phase of Cork’s long-awaited €140m flood defences could be sought before the end of the month.

In the final part of our series on the redesign of Morrison’s Island, winners HH+ and architect Francis Keane outline their plans.

In the fifth part of our series on the redesign of Morrison’s Island, the team Re-Berth Cork outlines what it suggests for the city centre

As Cork City Council and the Office of Public Works draw up plans to erect controversial flood defences in the city centre, the Irish Examiner brings you an alternative view. All this week, we highlight the shortlisted entries to the Save Cork City competition to unlock the potential of Morrisson’s Island in the heart of the city centre and reimagine what its future might hold. Some are brave. Some are bold. But all are designed to spark debate. The overall winner will be revealed in the Irish Examiner next Monday.

The design brief was to reimagine and renew the public space at Fr Matthew and Morrison’s Quay — the historic centre of Cork, but also one of the most flood prone areas of the city.

As Cork City Council and the Office of Public Works draw up plans to erect controversial flood defences in the city centre, the Irish Examiner brings you an alternative view. All this week, we highlight the shortlisted entries to the Save Cork City competition to unlock the potential of Morrisson’s Island in the heart of the city centre and reimagine what its future might hold. Some are brave. Some are bold. But all are designed to spark debate. The overall winner will be revealed in the Irish Examiner next Monday.

As Cork City Council and the Office of Public Works draw up plans to erect controversial flood defences in the city centre, the Irish Examiner brings you an alternative view. All this week, we highlight the shortlisted entries to the Save Cork City competition to unlock the potential of Morrisson’s Island in the heart of the city centre and reimagine what its future might hold. Some are brave. Some are bold. But all are designed to spark debate. The overall winner will be revealed in the Irish Examiner next Monday.

In the first of a series featuring entries to the Morrison’s Island design competition, the CRJA-IBI group outlines the thinking behind its proposals

Towns along the south coast are braced for flooding as Storm Brian is set to batter the country. 

With thousands of people still without power and water due to Storm Ophelia, the country must now brace itself for 130km/h winds courtesy of Storm Brian.

The main opponents of the largest flood defence scheme in the history of the State have backed a €10,000 international architectural competition for one of Cork City’s most flood-prone zones.

Cork’s €140m flood relief project should be future-proofed by Dutch engineers who are world experts in flood scheme design.

The OPW has hit back at criticism of its design proposals for Cork’s massive €140m flood defence project.

Campaigners opposed to the design of Cork city’s massive flood defence scheme are planning a human chain protest to highlight their fears.