Warning over dangerous Cork footpaths after €2m in injury payouts

Freedom of Information records reveal most public liability payouts were linked to footpath incidents, with residents reporting repeated trip hazards

On May 18, the council received two complaints about the surface of the footpath at the corner of McCurtain Street and Patrick's Hill. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork City Council has been warned that "countless" people are tripping and falling on footpaths along South Mall, with many of those injured described as elderly or having mobility issues.

The warning comes as new figures show the council has paid out more than €2m in public liability claims since June last year, with almost two-thirds of the total relating to footpaths.