Signs they are a-changing at Opera House

New commercial branding could be appearing over Cork Opera House soon as a long-standing deal with car manufacturer Toyota reaches an end this month.

Although no deal is in place to replace three Toyota signs on the tower above the riverside theatre, planning permission is being sought for replacement signs to promote any new sponsor.

Often the subject of criticism as inappropriate on a cultural institution, the signs have been visible from along the quays of the north channel of the River Lee and from northerly approaches to the city centre since first being put up in the late 1980s.