Decision on proposed apartments at Bessborough site due in July

The gates of Bessborough Mother were covered with teddy bears during a vigil this month  which saw people gather to protest Cork City Council’s approval of the apartments. Picture: Chani Anderson

A decision on whether 140 apartments can be built on the site of a notorious Cork mother and baby institution is due in July.

Last month, Cork City Council granted permission to Estuary View Enterprises 2020 to demolish almost a dozen buildings at Bessborough in Blackrock, to make way for the apartments.