Two long-time derelict sites in Cork City approved for sale

As condition of the sale, the sites must be redeveloped in two years

The sites at 118 and 119 Barrack Street have been approved for disposal for €275,000.

Two long-time derelict properties on Cork’s historic Barrack St — acquired by compulsory purchase order (CPO) — have been approved for disposal for €275,000 on condition that they are redeveloped within two years.

Despite claims from some city councillors that the properties were being given away for a “knock-down price” and should be retained by Cork City Council for the development of social housing, councillors voted 21-6 to approve the disposal of 118 and 119 Barrack St to a Mairead Keohane.