Sky Garden finally flying into public view

It bloomed after winning gold at the 2011 Chelsea Flower Show but wilted when it became entangled in a thorny mesh of controversy and rancour.

But now, after years of uncertainty and months of construction, a reimagined version of Diarmuid Gavin’s Sky Garden is poised to be unveiled to the public in a landmark Cork city park.

City officials have confirmed that the installation of elements of the award-winning Sky Garden in historic Fitzgerald Park as part of a €2.3m park regeneration is nearing completion.