Brewery site would be ideal cultural quarter

THE future of the Beamish and Crawford site at South Gate Bridge in Cork is a “no-brainer”.

The Crawford School of Art at nearby Sharman Crawford Street is operating from a building which is in need of major refurbishment and is in any case totally unsuited for the requirements of a modern visual arts college.

In the meantime, Cork’s new College of Architecture is housed in temporary accommodation in Copley Street.