Morrison’s Island The Morrison’s Island Public Realm and Flood Protection Scheme, one of the most significant city centre improvement projects, is to commence construction in the summer of this year. The regeneration of the Morrison’s Island quayside and surrounding areas will be transformational. What is now predominantly a car park will become a public amenity. The incorporation of a safe south facing riverside walkway and cycleway, the restoration of the many heritage assets along this length of the Morrison’s Island quayside and the opening up of river access points will mean river views and usage will be significantly improved. All this is good news for the many who use the quay on a daily basis including Cork School of Music, Cork College of Further Education and Training and the planned Cork University Business School (CUBS) campus. The approach to the regeneration has been informed by a clear strategy supported by conservation experts. Existing features of architectural and heritage interest have been neglected or overlooked through the years. These elements of cultural heritage interest will be restored and will become key features of the area. The existing cut limestone quay walls are an important part of the city’s heritage. No removal of the existing quay walls in Morrison’s Island is proposed. Fr. Matthew Quay and Morrison’s Quay are to be cleaned, repointed and grouted in order to ensure their future stability and integrity. River views and access along Morrison’s Island will be significantly enhanced by removing perpendicular parking and constructing a new riverside pedestrian and cycling corridor, and reopening a number of access points which have been closed for decades.
A new boardwalk is being created on Union Quay, a new viewing platform is being created at Parnell Plaza and the approaches to Trinity Bridge are being enhanced.
MORRISON’S ISLAND SCHEME AT A GLANCE
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Full renewal of public realm on Morrison’s Quay and Fr. Matthew Quay
New pedestrian and cycling corridor
New street furniture throughout the scheme
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New Boardwalk on Union Quay
Quayside heritage interpretation information
New Viewing platform and plaza at Parnell Bridge
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Refurbishment of historic features including cast iron quayside bollards, cast iron lamp standards and mooring rings
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New public lighting throughout and undergrounding of overhead cables
The Morrison’s Island Scheme also includes integrated flood defences which will provide much needed flood protection to a large area within the city centre which suffers from frequent tidal flooding.
city centre properties will be protected against a one in 100 year tidal flood event, by this scheme.
Current render of planned public realm upgrades at Morrisons’s Island.
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