Latest fire at former Good Shepherd site in Cork City prompts call for action

Cllr Kenneth Collins said the fire was likely due to anti-social behaviour, and that it was essential that the owners now develop it — or else that Cork City Council should take it over

Crews from Cork Fire Brigade battle a fire at the former Good Shepherd Magdalene Laundry in Sunday's Well, Cork. 

The former Good Shepherd Convent site on the north side of Cork City has gone on fire, with the latest blaze prompting fresh calls for swift development or else for the local authority to take it over.

The fire erupted on Saturday night and into Sunday morning, with a number of units from Cork City Fire Brigade required to quell the fire which was visible across much of the city.