Petition against arcade near three secondary schools

A petition against the establishment of a proposed amusement arcade near three secondary schools in a north Cork town has garnered almost 700 signatures over two days.

Fun Junction (Fermoy) Limited, whose directors are involved in a number of amusement arcades including Perks in Youghal and Midleton, has applied to Cork County Council to change the use of a retail unit in Fermoy to an amusement arcade.

There are three secondary schools within a 250m radius of the site of the proposed arcade, a former convenience store at a busy junction on the main Cork Road.