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Serving Cork for 120 years EE - V1 EDITION NO. 34,901 THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013 RRP: e1.50 �� Conversations with Sarah Horgan 02.05.13 Recommended retail price €1.50 Fix for city centre goes international Global real estate firm gets job of planning revitalisation of Cork A vacant building on the South Mall. Picture: Jim Coughlan Bank protest councillors accused of attention seeking TWO city councillors have been accused of “attention seeking” ahead of next year’s local elections following their arrest during an anti-austerity protest yesterday. Socialist Party councillor Mick Barry and Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan were among five arrested at an anti-property tax and water charges protest at the Bank of Ireland, Patrick Street. Fianna Fáil councillor Terry Shannon described the action of the two as a bid to get “cheap publicity.” He said that while he agreed with By DAVID LINNANE the group on their property tax stance, he did not agree with their methods to tackle it “It’s nothing but people looking for a bit of attention. There’s local elections coming up next year, so I’m sure we’ll see this kind of thing ramped up. They would be better off coming into the council and dealing with the issues that people are facing.” Cllr Barry rejected the accusations ● Continued on page two. CORK City Council has appointed a global real estate leader to plot a strategy to reinvigorate the city centre by tackling the issue of vacant and derelict buildings and promoting new development opportunities. Lord Mayor Cllr John Buttimer announced City Hall’s initiative aimed at lifting local trade and creating new opportunities in the tourism and heritage sectors at a meeting in the Imperial Hotel last night. City Hall has appointed Colliers Interna- tional — a global real estate firm — to pre- By RONAN BAGNALL pare a plan to create the conditions which will inject new life into the city, which is cur- rently struggling with 20% of commercial buildings lying empty. Retailers, developers, vintners, restaurateurs, landlords, tenants, and other interested parties attended the meeting. Colliers is a leader in global real estate and has previously prepared reports for City Hall on its stalled docklands regeneration plans. Lord Mayor John Buttimer said: “The aim of the strategy is to develop a vision for the ● Continued on page two. Cllr. Mick Barry, who was arrested during a protest inside Bank of Ireland on Patrick Street yesterday. Picture: David Linnane CORK Northside Blarney Street T: 021-4393315. Open Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30. Sun: Closed. Harbour Point Business Park, Little Island T: 021-4355506. Open: Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30. Sun: 2-5.30 Southside Industrial Estate T: 021-4316668. Open: Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30. Sun: 2-5.30 WATERFORD Butlerstown Retail Park, Waterford T: 051-599036. OPEN: Mon-Thurs 9.30-6 Fri 9.30-7 Sat 9.30 -6. Sun: 12-6 EZLiving Summer Event FREE FITTING with all wood ﬂoors purchased over €500 FREE UNDERLAY AND GRIPS with all canvas back carpets Further 10% OFF current stock purchases over €1000 Not applicable on promotional items Immediate Delivery MONROE CORNER GROUP SPECIAL OFFER WAS €1999 NOW €1079 Limited Stock

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S e r v i n g C o r k f o r 1 2 0 y e a r s

EE - V1

EDITION NO. 34,901THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013 RRP: e1.50

��

��Conversations with

Sarah Horgan

02.05.13

Recommendedretail price

€1.50

Fix for city centregoes internationalGlobal real estate firm gets job of planning revitalisation of Cork

A vacant building on the South Mall. Picture: Jim Coughlan

Bank protest councillorsaccused of attention seeking

TWO city councillors have beenaccused of “attention seeking”ahead of next year’s local electionsfollowing their arrest during ananti-austerity protest yesterday.Socialist Party councillor Mick Barryand Workers’ Party councillor TedTynan were among five arrested atan anti-property tax and watercharges protest at the Bank ofIreland, Patrick Street. Fianna Fáilcouncillor Terry Shannon describedthe action of the two as a bid to get“cheap publicity.”He said that while he agreed with

By DAVID LINNANE

the group on their property taxstance, he did not agree with theirmethods to tackle it“It’s nothing but people looking for abit of attention. There’s localelections coming up next year, soI’m sure we’ll see this kind of thingramped up. They would be betteroff coming into the council anddealing with the issues that peopleare facing.”Cllr Barry rejected the accusations● Continued on page two.

CORK City Council has appointed aglobal real estate leader to plot astrategy to reinvigorate the citycentre by tackling the issue ofvacant and derelict buildings andpromoting new development oppor-tunities.

Lord Mayor Cllr John Buttimer announcedCity Hall’s initiative aimed at lifting localtrade and creating new opportunities in thetourism and heritage sectors at a meeting inthe Imperial Hotel last night.

City Hall has appointed Colliers Interna-tional — a global real estate firm — to pre-

By RONAN BAGNALL

pare a plan to create the conditions whichwill inject new life into the city, which is cur-rently struggling with 20% of commercialbuildings lying empty. Retailers, developers,vintners, restaurateurs, landlords, tenants,and other interested parties attended themeeting.

Colliers is a leader in global real estate andhas previously prepared reports for City Hallon its stalled docklands regeneration plans.Lord Mayor John Buttimer said: “The aim ofthe strategy is to develop a vision for the● Continued on page two.

Cllr. MickBarry,

who wasarrestedduring aprotestinside

Bank ofIreland

onPatrickStreet

yester-day.

Picture:David

Linnane

CORK Northside Blarney Street T: 021-4393315. Open Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30. Sun: Closed.Harbour Point Business Park, Little Island T: 021-4355506.

Open: Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30. Sun: 2-5.30Southside Industrial Estate T: 021-4316668. Open: Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30. Sun: 2-5.30

WATERFORD Butlerstown Retail Park, Waterford T: 051-599036.OPEN: Mon-Thurs 9.30-6 Fri 9.30-7 Sat 9.30 -6. Sun: 12-6

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