(by Eoin English, Irish Examiner, 29th June 2023)
The Freemasons will have to make their historic hall in Cork city centre available to groups for 20 hours a month under the terms of a proposed €1 disposal deal for part of a public park.
The condition is contained in the official statutory disposal notice for a 53.6 square metre parcel of publicly-owned land in Bishop Lucey Park to the legal entity for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Munster Freemasons.
It follows a 24-7 vote by councillors in May 2022 to approve a material contravention of the city development plan in relation to the area of land to the rear of the Masonic Hall at…
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It follows a 24-7 vote by councillors in May 2022 to approve a material contravention of the city development plan in relation to the area of land to the rear of the Masonic Hall at…
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