Cork bus station flag remains ‘ragged and torn’ four months after replacement promised

A Cork man says repeated requests to replace the damaged flag at Parnell Place bus station have gone unanswered

A frayed and discoloured national tricolour flag is currently flying at the Bus Station at Parnell Place, Cork City. Picture: Larry Cummins

A “ragged and torn” Irish flag is still flying on the roof of Cork’s Parnell Place bus station, more than four months after Bus Éireann said it would be replaced “as soon as possible”.

In a story not unlike the familiar tales of long waits for buses in the city, Cork man Tony McCarthy contacted the Irish Examiner after being given assurances in May that a replacement flag would be arranged.