Last-minute grant to get tourist train moving

A new tourist train is set to roll through the streets of Cork city from next month, thanks to a €100,000 public investment which includes a €10,000 grant to cover large insurance costs.

Last-minute grant to get tourist train moving

City councillors agreed the investment in the venture and signed off, this week, on the terms of a five-year contract with the operator, Pat Flynn. The service is due to start in May.

The train will set off from Parnell Place on a route which will pass City Hall, the College of Commerce, Holy Trinity Church, Red Abbey, Elizabeth Fort, St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, the Tyndall, the Mercy University Hospital and North Main Street.

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