Revamped MacCurtain St open for business but buckle up for more Cork City disruption 

Two-way traffic returns to the thoroughfare for the first time in 55 years after 12 months of disruption to the area

Plants being relocated to make space for the new two-way traffic system in MacCurtain Street. 

They bought in to the vision, endured the pain on the journey, and now hope to reap the benefits.

Traders and business owners on Cork’s historic MacCurtain Street celebrated the official opening on Saturday of the revamped streetscape, which has been delivered as part of a major public transport scheme, which includes the reintroduction of two-way traffic on the street for the first time since 1968 to allow buses run westbound.