The Office of Public Works is proposing to protect the city of Cork from flooding by constructing reinforced concrete walls on top of the 17th, 18th, and 19th-century historic quay walls or by ...

A LOCAL councillor has urged Cork County Council to direct ... builders to only use in-situ cappings on the walls. This would mean pouring concrete on top of the wall in long lengths and it ...

"The use of natural cork as a cladding material in the eaves connects us with nature...the concrete of the walls almost alluding to the roots of the trees, where you can see the inert materials ...

The Save Cork City group said they are not giving ... She said the OPW has presented only one solution which is based around ugly concrete walls and pump chambers in a historical centre to protect ...

Either way, it provides superior sound reduction and a warm flooring that is much easier on the feet than concrete. As a finished flooring, the cork comes in square tiles much like old-fashioned ...