Plan to fill in harbour area goes against tide of reason

THE Port of Cork company recently released a plan showing some outline proposals for the development of a container port at Ringaskiddy.

Plan to fill in harbour area goes against tide of reason

The sight of a small diagram in that proposal causes me some alarm. It shows plans to in-fill a considerable area of Monkstown Bay in the lower harbour.

Cork does not need extra acreage to develop, even as a major port. It just needs to value the resources it has.

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