Cork's Anglesea Street to be renamed MacSwiney Street following council vote

Proposals to rename the thoroughfare had originally been drawn up by Sinn Féin councillors in 2019

Anglesea Street in Cork City is to be renamed in honour of the family of former Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney who died on hunger strike in Brixton prison, England. Picture: Denis Scannell

Cork city councillors have voted unanimously to change the name of Anglesea Street to MacSwiney Street.

At a meeting on Monday evening, councillors signalled their intention to move forward with the name change to honour the family of Cork’s most famous Lord Mayor, Terence MacSwiney.