First phase of Cork's Marina Park to open before end of month

Work is already underway on the design of phase two to create a marshland that will more than quadruple the size of the park

The Central Hall in the Marina Park. Final snagging works are well underway to finish out the new parkland which has developed at the city end of Páirc Uí Chaoimh, featuring a central pavilion and walkways. Photo: Eddie O'Hare

The first phase of Cork’s new Marina Park - a strategic new 32-hectare eco-park in the city’s south docklands - will open before the end of the month.

Final snagging works are well underway to finish out the new parkland which has developed at the city end of Páirc Uí Chaoimh, featuring a central pavilion and walkways. Weather has delayed some of the work and time was also required to allow newly planted grass to establish itself.