Cork council decision to waive third of derelict site levy on former Magdalene laundry 'a disgrace'

Owners of Good Shepherd convent site in Sunday’s Well had accrued €823,943 in outstanding levies but Cork City Council accepted payment of €500,000

The former Good Shepherd convent site in Sunday’s Well has been on the city’s derelict sites register since August 2019. Picture: Larry Cummins

A decision by Cork City Council to waive more than a third of €800,000 in derelict site levies on a former Magdalene laundry has been slammed as “a disgrace”.

The former Good Shepherd convent site in Sunday’s Well has been on the city’s derelict sites register since August 2019, and by December 31, 2025, its owners, Dundalk-based Moneda Developments, had accrued €823,943 in outstanding levies.