€8.3m for complex revamp after protests

FLATS described as “Cork’s worst accommodation”, which sparked sit-down protests by tenants, have been cleared for a revamp worth €8.3 million.

The Department of the Environment has sanctioned the funding which allows Cork City Council to advertise for builders for the Sunvalley Drive project in Farranree.

The tenders will be advertised within weeks and it is hoped work could be under way by May.