Objections lodged over €50m office block plan

Plans for a €50m, nine-storey office block in Cork City have been dealt a further blow with news of two further objections to its planning permission — including one from the owners of Ireland’s tallest building.

Cork City Council last month gave the green light to the 200,000sq ft riverside building on Albert Quay, proposed by John Cleary Developments.

The offices are expected to house up to 2,000 staff. Work had been expected to begin within days with completion forecast for late 2015.