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#PortBuildings - Des Cahill the Lord Mayor of Cork has said Council planners have met with potential buyers for the historic Port of Cork buildings on Custom House Quay.

The site writes the Evening Echo, includes the Custom House and adjoining bonded warehouses was listed for sale by the Port of Cork with agents DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald last year.

The agents told the Evening Echo yesterday that the identity of the potential buyers was confidential.

The site comprises of 2.9 acres which the agents say has “substantial development potential, suitable for a range of uses subject to planning permission.”

Meanwhile, the well-known Cork artist, John Adams, has said he is prepared to take to the streets to gain more signatures for his petition to get the historic buildings back into public ownership.

For more on the city-centre waterfront property click here. 

Published in Port of Cork

About Kinsale Yacht Club's Inishtearaght Offshore Yacht Race

To meet growing demand for offshore racing, Kinsale Yacht Club Commodore Matthias Hellstern along with Dave Cullinane (SCORA Vice-Commodore) launched the inaugural Inishtearaght Race in Kinsale on Wednesday, December 23rd in 2021.

The race is a new south coast offshore race to be held biennially commencing in 2022.

 

The course will be approximately 240nm long and will run along the spectacular coast of West Cork and Kerry, round Inistearaght island and back to Kinsale. The first race start is scheduled for Friday, 20th May 2022 with a fleet of seven entries for the first race.

 

The Thuillier family have kindly allowed the oldest trophy in Kinsale YC to be presented as the line honours trophy for the race. The Thuillier Cup is 150 years old, having been originally presented by the Royal Enniskillen Fusiliers in 1871 and won by Michael Thuillier. The cup was presented to Kinsale YC by the Thuillier family to acknowledge the long tradition of yacht racing in Kinsale.