Cork County Council to spend €325k on new viewing platform for Youghal lighthouse

Building described as a jewel in the town's tourist crown

Cork County Council has gone out to tender on a new viewing platform at Youghal lighthouse, with works expected to be completed by the middle of 2025. Picture: Denis Minihane

Cork County Council is set to spend €325,000 on a new viewing platform for Youghal Lighthouse, which has been described as “one of the jewels” of “Youghal’s tourist crown”.

The county council has gone out to tender on the new viewing platform at the lighthouse, with works expected to start late this year and be completed by the middle of 2025.