Cork eastern boundary ‘a money grab’, says Fine Gael councillor

A new map proposed by Cork City Council for its boundary extension has gone even further east than the Mackinnon report suggested, drawing widespread criticism from people living in Carrigtwohill, who say it is now patently obvious that the boundary extension is nothing more than a money grab.

Cork County Council has put significant man hours and money into compiling Master plans for the developement of thousands of houses in the additional land now being sought by the city council to the east of Carrigtwohill.

The houses, plus schools and shopping centres, are to be built adjacent to the Cork-Midleton railway line.