Limerick and Cork city centres share €500m State boost

Both cities — as well as towns in Kerry, Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary — are set to be revitalised in €1.3bn URDF allocation

Taoiseach Michéal Martin announcing the urban regeneration for Cork City's docklands. Some €353m will be ploughed into infrastructure, including roads, cycleways, bridges, and parks. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The State is to plough almost half a billion euro into revitalising and transforming the city centres of Cork and Limerick.

In Cork, the vision of a new waterfront precinct in the docklands, which has been earmarked for homes, amenities, and offices for up to 20,000 people, has taken a giant leap forward.