New Cork bridge to be named after ‘Irish Schindler’ Mary Elmes

Cork’s newest bridge is to be named after Mary Elmes, dubbed Ireland’s Oskar Schindler, following public involvement in the process.

City councillors voted 17-12 to name the proposed €3.5m pedestrian and cycling bridge over the north channel of the River Lee, linking Merchant’s Quay to St Patrick’s Quay, after Ms Elmes, who is credited with saving the lives of hundreds of Jewish children during the Holocaust.