Plans to remove quayside tents from Cork city centre are ‘advanced'

Plans to remove tents from a Cork city centre quay where up to a dozen people sleep nightly are at an advanced state, it emerged last night.

Concerns about the presence of tents on an exposed wharf along St Patrick’s Quay have been discussed several times by senior city council management in recent weeks, and a number of options have been considered. Gardaí have also received several complaints about anti-social behaviour in the area.