Pupils to influence design of sculpture

Schoolchildren have been encouraged to help design an iconic sculpture in a new “people’s park” to serve as a symbol of Cork.

Lord Mayor John Buttimer has written to the city’s primary and secondary schools urging pupils to get involved in the Tramore Valley Park initiative, which aims to transform a former dump into a massive park.

“Dublin has the Spire, Paris has the Eiffel Tower, and Newcastle has the Angel of the North — all of which have become embedded in people’s consciousness as representative of their cities. I hope students would use this opportunity to do something similar for Cork. To consider what Cork has been associated with in the past and present, and how we would like to represent it in the future.”