€40,000 spent on safety mesh to retrofit Cork quay railings

Up to €40,000 has been spent retrofitting safety mesh onto some of Cork’s historic quayside railings.

City Hall confirmed that the railings on Union Quay and George’s Quay had to be strengthened as part of the city council’s ongoing maintenance programme.

A spokesman for the council’s roads and transportation directorate said the railings had suffered from severe corrosion which necessitated the repairs and that the mesh was added to increase safety for pedestrians.