Historic city lane officially renamed after controversy

AN HISTORIC city lane at the heart of a €600m retail development was officially renamed last night after weeks of controversy.

Cork’s city councillors voted narrowly (16-13) in favour of renaming Faulkener’s Lane as Opera Lane – the centrepiece of Owen O’Callaghan’s Opera Lane shopping precinct in the heart of the city centre.

The retail project, which was officially opened two weeks ago, created 1,200 construction jobs. Some 2,000 jobs will be created once its units and Mr O’Callaghan’s nearby Half Moon Street project are fully let by early next year.