Councillor blasts 'fake news' as City Hall confirms cobbles unearthed during Cork roadworks will be reused

Historic cobbles unearthed during roadworks on a busy Cork city street are not being dumped and are in storage for reuse, City Hall has confirmed.

Heritage campaigners in Cork have been accused of spreading "fake news" after confirmation that historic cobblestones unearthed during roadworks are being salvaged and stored for reuse.

Officials dismissed claims from the Save Cork City group that the cobbles found under tarmac on St Patrick’s Quay have been “consigned for landfill”.