Cork council finally gets parts of its development plan translated into Irish

Cllr Gobnait Moynihan spoke of the importance of the  County Development Plan being bilingual, making it accessible to all its citizens but also showing how seriously the local authority took its commitment to the Irish language.  Picture: Howard Crowdy

After being unable to source a company to translate its draft County Development Plan into Irish, as required by law, Cork County Council has now managed to get some sections which are pertinent to its Gaeltacht areas translated.

Some weeks ago, senior council officials shocked local public representatives when they revealed they'd tried, unsuccessfully, to get somebody to tender for translating the plan into Irish.