More than 20,000 sign petition to save Cork’s Marina Market

The petition won’t change the planning decision, but it is a sign of the enormous public support for the market, its setting and its ethos

The Marina Market is hosting Christmas markets and will host a live screening of The Late Late Toy Show on Friday. Picture: Dan Linehan

More than 20,000 signatures have been gathered in just a few days to save Cork’s Marina Market.

The online petition was launched in response to the controversial planning decision by Cork City Council last week to refuse an application from CPR Properties for retention of a change of use for the popular food emporium, which has been operating without planning since it opened in a warehouse in the city’s south docks during the pandemic.