Crushing time at the County Hall

THE 16-storey Cork County Hall was built in the pioneering age of skyscrapers when architects had no computer-generated drawings to aid them.

Crushing time at the County Hall
Sat, 24 Jul, 2004 - 01:00

It was a spectacular achievement by its architect, Patrick McSweeney.

It was completed in April 1968 and cost a mere £500,000.

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