Cork City traders unveil plan for expanded Princes St market over the holiday weekend

Expanded 'eat on the street' will coincide with the first public holiday of the year, and with Munster Rugby's match against Crusaders in Páirc Uí Chaoimh 

Among those taking to the street — Princes St in Cork — this weekend are Edito Ortaleza, Quinlan’s Seafood Restaurant; Paul and Cliodhna Montgomery, Clancy’s Cork; Sonya Hickey, Irish Cancer Society; Gerard McCarthy of Gerard McCarthy Trophies; Corine Ngandeu, Cork Niche Fragrances, and Salvatore Toscano of Rossini’s restaurant. Picture: Larry Cummins 

Cork City traders who pioneered an ‘eat on the street’ venture, hailed as an inspiring post-pandemic recovery initiative, have unveiled plans for a new street market for this holiday weekend.

The Prince’s St traders developed the idea in response to the wave of negativity after a raft of high-profile restaurant closures since the start of the year, including the shock closure of the street’s Nash 19.