‘Student apartments would suck the life out of residential areas’, says Cork councillor

Plans for a spate of student apartments could strangle traditional residential areas of Cork City.

The warning comes from Independent councillor Mick Finn after city planners gave conditional planning for a scheme which could accommodate up to 350 students on a site off Magazine Rd.

The proposal for almost 50 student apartments near Denroche’s Cross, was cleared despite residents’ and local councillors’ objections.