Step into former shoe shop on country's first-ever pedestrianized street, made to measure in 1971 and with high footfall since

Cork's Princes Street pioneered the way forward half a century before a global pandemic put citizenry on the streets

Fri, 03 Sep, 2021 - 18:40

Property Editor Tommy Barker reports

IT took exactly 50 years to catch on after Cork's pioneering Princes Street drove out the cars - but pedestrianization of city streets is today here to stay, thanks to the global pandemic and a belated embracing of outdoor dining, and trading.

Now, a shop on the very street which was the first in Ireland to go pedestrians-only back in 1971 is up for sale - ironically enough, as it has been vacated by a shoe shop.