Cork City's collapsed quay wall now fully restored 'to a very high standard'

The collapse occurred on the wall adjacent to the north-eastern side of the South Gate Bridge. Picture: Eoin Lettice

A section of the wall along the historic quay by Cork City’s South Gate Bridge has been fully restored, some 22 months since it collapsed.

The collapse occurred on the wall adjacent to the north-eastern side of the South Gate Bridge and about 3sq m of the quay collapsed into the river in August 2022.

Independent councillor for Cork City South-Central Mick Finn told the Irish Examiner it had been repaired to "a very high standard".

“I’m delighted that it has finally been done and the private landowner has taken on the responsibility to fix it, which is what the [Cork City] council had insisted on from when it happened,” he said.

A second bridge in the city will also need repairing after a section of Parliament Bridge that links George’s Quay to the Centre Island and South Mall was damaged by a car on May 15.

Mr Finn said the council must "step up" and create a restoration plan to repair some of the city’s ancient bridges.

“From a preservation perspective and historical point of view, the South Gate Bridge needs restoration work.

“The graffiti was removed, and the wall is now fixed but I think a plan for the refurbishment of that bridge and Parliament Bridge [is needed].

“I think there’s an opportunity to do major work on those two bridges,” he added.