Cork Freemasons break silence over €1 Bishop Lucey Park deal  

The transfer of 54sqm of green space to the group is one of the most contentious disposals in recent years, writes Eoin English

The main Lodge room at the Freemasons Hall, Tuckey St, Cork. Transferring part of a public green space to a private men-only group made it a highly contentious disposal. Picture: Dan Linehan

The Freemasons in Cork have broken their silence on the contentious €1 Bishop Lucey Park land disposal deal to insist that it will lead to benefits for the city in the long term.

One of the key figures of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Munster says there was nothing shady or secretive about the process, and laughs off suggestions that Freemasons exercised some kind of mysterious influence over those in authority to get the disposal deal over the line.