Councillors are backing a motion calling on the Government to help to facilitate the redevelopment of the old Cork prison site on Rathmore Road.
The prison on the northside closed in early 2016 and has been vacant since following the construction of new facilities on a site opposite.
The Echo reports Labour Party councillor John Maher submitted a motion to the recent meeting of Cork City Council calling for the Department of Justice to sell the site of the old prison on Rathmore Rd for €1, so that Cork City Council could develop the site for social and affordable housing.
He also hopes to see a community hub developed at the former prison where social enterprises and start-up companies could be based.
