First phase of Lee walk opens

THE first phase of the €3 million ‘Banks of the Lee’ walkway, first suggested almost 20 years ago, was finally opened to the public yesterday.

And Cork City Council confirmed that a dispute over land that had been preventing the roll-out of the second phase has at last been resolved.

The rest of the walkway, which will eventually link the city centre to the Lee Fields, could be completed by the end of the year.