Taoiseach urged to find funds for Shandon clock

The Taoiseach will be asked today to intervene and source emergency funding for the repair of Cork’s iconic Shandon clock.

It follows confirmation from Cork City Council yesterday that it has no money this year to fund repairs for the clock atop St Anne’s Church steeple, which has been stuck at 12.10 for months.

A council spokesman said options for repairing the clock mechanism have been identified, tendered, and costed.