City Council agrees to fund repairs to Cork’s landmark Shandon clock

Let the bells ring out — and not before time. Cork’s landmark Shandon clock, which has been at a standstill for months, is set to tick again within weeks.

It follows confirmation from City Hall yesterday that it has agreed to ring-fence funding to repair the historic clock mechanism in St Anne’s Church — the internationally recognised symbol of the city.

The famous four-faced liar, installed in the steeple by Cork Corporation in 1847, has been out of action for at least nine months.