Michael Moynihan: Why are we ripping up climate plans to accommodate the Freemasons?

Last week's decision by councillors in City Hall to allow the Freemasons Lodge on Tuckey Street to extend into Bishop Lucey Park behind raised the ire of many due to a number of issues. One issue is particularly irksome

The extension of the Freemasons Lodge into Bishop Lucey Park entails the loss of green space in the city on a permanent basis, in addition to the inconvenience and reduced access to one of the few city centre parks while these works are going on. File picture: Denis Minihane

Last week we saw the disposal of part of Bishop Lucey Park in Cork to the Freemasons for €1.

The 54 square metres in question are to be used to allow the Freemasons Lodge on Tuckey Street to extend into the park behind, and the proposal has exercised minds, to put it mildly.