Historic street should be revitalised as Cork’s answer to Temple Bar

WITHIN 10 years the physical landscape of Cork city will be changed utterly. The regeneration of the City Quarter area, allied to the exciting proposals for the docklands (the proposed Atlantic Quarter), will alter the face of Cork forever and elevate the city and its environs to a bright, brand new plateau.

With this in mind, perhaps now is the time for the city authorities to focus energies on some of the more historic areas of the city that are in need of intervention.

None more so than Barrack Street — a place replete with rich history and unique character.