A €25m state-funded quay extension at one of the country’s busiest fishing ports has ground to a halt and the reopening this month of Cork’s restored Shakey bridge is in doubt. The same company delivered the Cape Clear harbour project, the ‘living bridge’ project on the University of Limerick campus, the Mary Elmes pedestrian and cycling bridge in Cork city. It is also overseeing the renovation and restoration of the historic Daly’s Bridge, known locally as the Shakey bridge, in Cork’s Fitzgerald’s Park. The restored bridge has been installed but it is understood that there are several weeks of work outstanding on both banks of the River Lee. Following a competitive tender competition, the department awarded a contract to L&M Keatings Ltd to construct a 216-metre quay extension on Dinish Island, Castletownbere.

Source: Irish Examiner July 14, 2020 02:26 UTC