Council criticises Titanic pier plan for Cobh

Cork County Council has criticised a planning application for a €500,000 upgrade to ‘Heartbreak Pier,’ the derelict structure from which a million emigrants, including 123 who boarded the Titanic, departed Cobh for new lives in the UK, America, and Australia.

Last November, Titanic Experience, which owns the structure, sought planning for a pedestrian walkway and viewing platform over the 150-year-old wooden pier, with sail-style canopies and associated conservation works.

The plans also proposed a kiosk and turnstile, on the adjacent promenade, as a ticket office and walkway entrance.