Cork city businesses owe council more than €15.1m in rates

Businesses in Cork city owe the council more than €15.1m in rates, with some €5.5m owed from 2011 deemed “irrecoverable”.

According to Kevin Hartnett, the collector of municipal rates, 2011 was once again a “very difficult year for collection”.

However, the council did collect €57.5m of €78.6m owed 1m more than what was collected in 2010.