Cork council to purchase two adjoining derelict properties in city centre

Council chief executive Ann Doherty said the council was progressing with the refurbishment of eight properties that were either derelict or vacant. File picture: Gerard McCarthy

Cork City Council has moved to acquire two long-term adjoining derelict properties in the heart of the city.

The local authority has published public notices signalling its intent to exercise its powers under the Derelict Sites Act, 1990, to acquire compulsorily the properties at 23 and 24 Lower John Street.