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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
EDITION NO. 35,692
Serving Cork for 120 years
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100 positions at Mater Cork Hospital
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Páirc and Port plans to create 1,300 Cork jobs Julie Cowhig, Carrigaline, showing her support with local residents Donal Marah and John Feighery, at the water meter protest at Barnavara Estate, Ballyvolane. Picture: David Keane
Water protest at Barnavara PROTESTS against the installation of water meters have moved to the northside of the city. Residents in the Barnavara Estate, Ballyvolane, received notification in recent weeks that Irish Water would be
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installing meters in their estate this month. Engineers for the company installed approximately 20 meters in the estate this week, but yesterday residents prevented further work ● Continued on page 2.
UP to 1,300 construction jobs will be created in Cork if the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh and the relocation of city centre port facilities to Ringaskiddy are approved.
Oral hearings into both developments, worth a combined €170m, are continuing in Cork today with final planning decisions expected from An Bord Pleanála over the coming weeks. If approved the Port of Cork project will generate 849 construction jobs, while up to 450 workers will be employed at Páirc Uí Chaoimh at the peak construction period. In the Imperial Hotel yesterday the
By ALAN HEALY and AUDREY ELLARD WALSH
Cork County GAA Board outlined their vision for the €70m redevelopment of the stadium. They said a new stadium was essential for Cork if it is to attract major inter-county games. They considered other locations, but said the lack of suitable sites on the outskirts of the city and the history of Páirc Uí Chaoimh meant redeveloping the existing stadium was the preferred option. At the outset of the hearing yesterday they said the Ballintemple Area Residents Association, who had criticised the illegal parking in the area and other match day problems, had
withdrawn their appeal after they signed a memorandum of understanding with the County Board to deal with any ongoing issues. However the hearing continues today as the Save the Marina Park group, who are opposed to the addition of a second all-weather playing pitch, are set to make their submission. A separate hearing began yesterday into the Port of Cork’s plans to extend port facilities at Ringaskiddy. The company said they needed to move their container cargo terminal from Tivoli to Ringaskiddy to ensure they can accommodate the growing number of larger container ships. ● See pages 2 & 3 for more.