Stop! Local Time! - A quick recap of major construction projects in Cork
Yeah yeah, I know, I know. Having a look around Cork, it is hard to believe that anything is being built. The Roads are full of potholes, paint is flaking of the facades, the old port is slowly but surely dying, the silos there are being torn down, and some of the prime developments in the city are still almost empty. Hell, it has gotten to the point where the opening of a new Lidl store in the city centre of Irelands second city has become major news. To be fair, the economic collapse after the end of the Celtic Tiger years has left this city reeling, and stopped many projects dead in their tracks, including the planned development of a light rail network, or even adequate flood protection for the city centre. Any funds that were available were poured into the capital, Dublin, leaving Cork hanging in mid-air. However, over the last year or so, things have started moving again, though the start has been somewhat problematic. I'd like to illustrate some of these develo...