Cork taskforce 'must entice people to live in city centre' – Micheál Martin

Taoiseach says 'reimagining the core' should include wooing people to live on shopping and commercial streets in the heart of Cork City

Taoiseach Micheál Martin: 'Cities and towns are changing and we have to reimagine what a modern city centre would look like and how we sustain commerce in the city centre but also bring in more residential.' File picture: Jason Clarke

A taskforce on Cork City must be focused on “reimagining the core” to entice people to live on shopping and commercial streets, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

Mr Martin has said that any taskforce will need to have “clear objectives” to pursue, but stressed that he has been focused on developing Cork since first becoming Taoiseach in 2020.