Former convent to be demolished

CORK County Council has ordered a voluntary housing organisation to knock the former Presentation Convent in Millstreet, amid fears for the safety of children attending an adjoining national school.

Former convent to be demolished

Council officials confirmed yesterday that they had written to the Respond Housing Association, which uses the former convent, informing it that the building isn’t safe and despite being a listed structure it cannot be made safe at a reasonable cost.

The council has ordered that the building be demolished within a month and that Respond must also take measures to protect the nearby national school until the work is complete.

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