Cork City Council · Ordinary Meeting of Cork City Council · 14 July 2025
A vote on a motion calling on the Government to scrap its plan to turn Dublin's GPO into retail units and office space, keep the building in full public ownership and redevelop the surrounding area as a cultural and historical quarter.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That this Council: - recognises the historical importance of Dublin's GPO to the Irish nation's noble fight for freedom. - Calls on the Government to scrap its plan to turn the GPO into retail units and office space. - Further calls on the Government to ensure that this iconic building is kept in full public ownership and redevelops the surrounding areas as a cultural and historical quarter to preserve the heritage of the Easter Rising - a nd commits to protect any buildings of similar heritage and cultural value in Cork from commercialisation or similar plans.
Proposed by M. Gould; seconded by K. McCarthy.
The minutes record: As those voting in favour of the motion were greater than those voting against, An tArdmhéara declared the vote carried, and the motion approved.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Fine Gael | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Independent Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.