Docklands should revert to pre-industrial use as public parkland

ON a recent visit to the Cork Vision Centre I noted the recently-published proposals for the redevelopment of the South Docks area of Cork city.

The plan pretty much follows the usual ‘ABC’ formula for ‘wealth generation’ in contemporary Ireland: ‘A’ for Apartments, ‘B’ for Building and ‘C’ for Construction.

The South Docks area was originally a large public parkland and racecourse which was very appropriately developed as an industrial area in the 1950s and ‘60s when such industrialisation was really needed.