Cork council chews over €60k tender to shift gum

In a tender posted this week Cork City Council has sought expressions of interest in the removal of gum from paved surfaces across much of the city centre, amounting to an overall area of about 19,126sq m.

Dave Dennehy, Cork City Council, washing down the pavements and shopfronts during a deep clean of Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork. Picture Dan Linehan

Council chiefs in Cork City are seeking to take advantage of lower footfall by beginning a deep clean of some of its main streets - including the lifting of chewing gum.