High hopes that economy will remain strong and southern capital will realise its full potential, writes Stephen RogersIn 2003, there were 11 cranes prominent in the skyline over Cork City working on a myriad of new developments.The towering presences meant offices were being built to cater to the expanding workforce, apartment blocks were being developed to assuage the demand for city-centre living, and shopping centres were springing up to help empty our bulging wallets.The then city manager, Joe Gavin, predicted that cranes would dominate the Cork skyline in the run up to the city’s year as the Capital of Culture in 2005 and would remain a fixture for many years to come.There are several more years of development in the city centre and, after that, there could be 20 years of construction in the docklands area, especially in the 4km of prime river frontage which exists there,” he said.Howard Holdings, under the leadership of Greg Coughlan, had brought Cork the €100m City Quarter.That comprised the Clarion Hotel (now the Clayton) and office development as well as the impressive boardwalk. The package was seen, at the time, as setting a benchmark for what was achievable in one of the most radical… Read full this story
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