€500m quay plan gets nod

THE tracks were cleared yesterday for a €500 million development on the CIÉ-owned Horgan’s Quay site in Cork and for a €25m revamp of the city’s Kent railway station.

Up to 2,000 housing units, hi-tech offices, cinemas, restaurants and hotels are planned by Manor Park Homes for the 17-acre site, Transport Minister Martin Cullen said.

The long-awaited development, which also includes the construction of a bus station, will be the launch pad for a €2 billion Docklands Strategy.