Spotlight: MacCurtain St revamp could transform Cork city centre 

Artist impression MacCurtain St Public Transport Improvement Scheme with proposals for new and wider footpaths, bus priority measures, street resurfacing, new public lighting, additional street furniture, the planting of new trees, and the conversion of the street from a one-way westbound system to a two-way traffic flow system, with a reduced speed limit of 30 km/h.

As Cork commemorates the centenary of the death of Tomás MacCurtain this year, an ambitious multi-million regeneration has been unveiled for the historic street which bears his name.

And transport chiefs and local traders hope the regeneration of a vast area of the north inner city will deliver major benefits for bus passengers, cyclists and pedestrians and will also play a key role in driving economic activity as the city seeks to reimagine itself post-Covid lockdown.