Behind the headlines: How Cork is fighting to restore confidence in the city centre

Business leaders, gardaí, and city officials met to address safety concerns in Cork, as new measures aim to restore public confidence

Gardaí outside The Cameron Bakery on St Patrick's Street in Cork after the stabbing incident on Monday, October 6. Picture: Chani Anderson

In a week where two stabbing incidents in Cork City saw three people admitted to hospital, a meeting between businesses, city council staff, and members of An Garda Síochána has taken place to discuss rising concerns about crime and antisocial behaviour in the city.

At a breakfast meeting hosted by the Cork Business Association (CBA) last week, a group spanning senior gardaí, homeless services, business representatives, and members of the council sat down to listen to what businesses are facing on the ground and the underlying factors contributing to increasingly negative feedback about the city centre.