Save Cork City group calls for compromise as flood defence scheme set to proceed

Group says it would prefer 'friendly dialogue and compromise' to further legal action but did not rule out such action

An aerial visualisation of the proposed Morrison's Island flood defence project in Cork. The Supreme Court has rejected Save Cork City's appeal against the development. Picture: Cork City Council

The Save Cork City (SCC) campaign group has called for a heritage-led compromise in the delivery of a multimillion-euro city quay upgrade after the Supreme Court rejected its appeal against the granting of planning for flood protection works. 

SCC — whose legal challenges have delayed the Morrison’s Island public realm and flood defence scheme since 2018 — also said that, while it will take advice on the considerable legal costs, its campaigning will continue.