Fire hits Cork’s historic Good Shepherd site as new development plans emerge

The former Good Shepherd convent and Magdalene laundry, Sunday's Well, Cork, some years before a series of fires destroyed much of it. File picture
The derelict Good Shepherd Convent site in Cork City, which was extensively damaged by another suspicious fire this week, is being considered for a new residential or apartment development.
The Irish Examiner has learned that a property development firm is looking at potential development options for the landmark former Magdalene laundry and orphanage which was formally declared derelict in 2019.