Irish Examiner view: Docklands redevelopment has potential to change face of Cork City

Objection to the €350m project has been withdrawn

The South Docks scheme envisages the demolition of the concrete R&H Hall grain silos and the repurposing of the red-brick Odlums building on Kennedy Quay. Picture: Larry Cummins

A significant obstacle to the planned development of Cork City’s docklands has disappeared.

In an announcement by developer Brian O’Callaghan at a Cork Business Association breakfast event, he confirmed that a major development in the docklands area, which will include offices, apartments, healthcare facilities, and retail outlets, will receive full planning permission following the withdrawal of an objection to the project.