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''Nobody is saying it's going to be easy, people are more optimistic about the future of Cork...''

We recently heard that Cork aims to become the fastest-growing city in Ireland over the next 20 y...

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17.06 3 Aug 2021


''Nobody is saying it's going to be easy, people are more optimistic about the future of Cork...''


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17.06 3 Aug 2021


We recently heard that Cork aims to become the fastest-growing city in Ireland over the next 20 years with its development plan, which will receive €3.5 billion in government funding across two decades. 

But just how ready is the city for the creation of 20,000 new homes and 31,000 new jobs?

Tech Entreprenuer DC Calahane joined Kieran on the show along with Green Party Councillor, Dan Boyle… 

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