Cork City Council to acquire derelict North Main Street eyesores

62-65, North Main Street, Cork, have come to symbolize the blight of dereliction in the city and beyond. Picture Denis Minihane

Four derelict buildings which have come to symbolize the blight of dereliction in Cork city have been lined up for compulsory acquisition.

Cork City Council has formally triggered the legal process to acquire the adjoining buildings at 62, 63, 64 and 65 North Main St under Section 14 of the Derelict Sites Act 1990. The buildings have all been listed on the derelict sites register since 2015.