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Would a Kildare Village style outlet centre turn Cork City into a ghost town?

Cork city centre is fighting back as the shopping capital, an economist thinks a new outlet cent...

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19.31 29 Nov 2019


Would a Kildare Village style outlet centre turn Cork City into a ghost town?


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19.31 29 Nov 2019


Cork city centre is fighting back as the shopping capital, an economist thinks a new outlet centre should not be built outside the city but right in the middle of it. There is worry a new "Kildare Village" style centre in Carrigtwohill in East Cork could lead to displacement and kill the character of Cork city centre. Henry McKean met experts, business leaders, shoppers and students in Cork city. With contributions from Dr Frank Crowley, Economist in the Spatial and Regional Economic Research Centre UCC.

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