After 10 years in the dark, Cobh Cathedral to be lit up again

AFTER nearly 10 years in the dark, the magnificent Cobh Cathedral is to be illuminated again — at a fraction of the previous cost.

After 10 years in the dark, Cobh Cathedral to be lit up again

One by one in the early 1990s, lights began to dim at the gothic landmark as flood-lighting alone cost €12,000 per year in electricity bills and the cost of replacing the salt-damaged fittings was exorbitant.

For 10 years previously, the flood-lighting had been sponsored by local businesses such as IFI but, following the closure of such companies, the Church could not afford to go it alone.

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