Michael Moynihan: Good initiatives outflanked by city catastrophes

Describing the South Gate Bridge clean-up as ‘a bit of a half-arsed effort’ is being kind

A section of the stonework on South Gate Bridge was defaced with graffiti tags. The defaced section has now been cleaned but the remaining sections look very dirty in comparison. Picture: Larry Cummins

In recent weeks, this column has been critical of the municipal authorities in Cork. You may have noticed.

And in the general interests of fairness and objectivity, it should be acknowledged the local authority has had its successes.