Action urged over arson

THE head of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has called on two State bodies to act after another malicious fire caused extensive damage to part of one of Cork’s most iconic buildings.

Fine Gael TD Bernard Allen said it is now essential that both Cork City Council and the Health Service Executive (HSE) take decisive action to secure the area around the former Our Lady’s Hospital complex on the Lee Road.

It is Ireland’s largest building and a listed structure.