Victorian Quarter ‘insult to Tomás MacCurtain’

A row has erupted over the branding of Cork’s MacCurtain St as part of the Victorian Quarter ahead of War of Independence centenary commemorations next year.

The centenary of the election of the former lord mayor of Cork, Tomás MacCurtain, after whom the street is named, will be commemorated at a special meeting of Cork City Council on January 30, city councillors were told last night.