Council urged to buy Cork Dominican retreat centre and use it as a public park 

The sale of a Dominican retreat centre on the northside of Cork city has raised calls for the city council to buy the property in order to provide a much-needed park for the area.

Some of the gardens at St Dominic's Retreat Centre Ennismore, Montenotte, Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan

Calls have been made for a Dominican retreat centre to be bought by Cork City Council and used as a much-needed park for the local area.

Ennismore, a busy Dominican retreat centre visited by thousands of school students every year which also provides innovative programmes for asylum seekers and people living in direct provision, is to be put up for sale in the coming weeks.