Relocation of Cork foot-bridge ruled out over costs

The relocation of a footbridge as part of the first major flood defence works in Cork city has been ruled out after the ESB refused to pay for the diversion of high voltage cables.

The refusal emerged following a request from Fianna Fáil councillor Tim Brosnan that city officials would consider demolishing or reconstructing Trinity footbridge which links Union Quay with Morrison’s Island, as part of the flood defence works earmarked for the area.

Quays in that area of the southern channel of the river Lee are the lowest-lying in the city centre, are most exposed to tidal flooding, and are set to get the first flood defences as part of the OPW’s €160m massive flood defence plan for Cork.