Council says landowner is responsible for fixing hole in Cork City quay wall 

City council facing mounting calls to step in and carry out emergency repairs to quay wall at South Gate Bridge and to bill the landowner for the costs later

The wall at the car park near South Gate Bridge, which collapsed on Saturday. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Responsibility for fixing a gaping hole in an historic Cork City quay wall lies with a private landowner, the authorities have insisted.

But Cork City Council is now facing mounting calls to step in and carry out emergency repairs itself, and to bill the landowner for the costs later.