MacCurtain St’s revival is built on local business loyalty

The likes of the Metropole and the Everyman are mainstays in a diverse street that has gone from strength to strength over the past decade

MacCurtain St. Picture Larry Cummins

King Edward VII is reputed to have had tea on the roof of the Metropole Hotel in Cork when he visited the city in 1903 with other famous names coming through the doors including Walt Disney, Ella Fitzgerald, Gregory Peck, and John Steinbeck.

However, for Aaron Mansworth, managing director of Trigon Hotels, which include The Metropole, the real star power of McCurtain St has always been derived from its enthusiastic and motivated business owners.