Restore Clock Tower
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A campaign to restore Cobh's Clock Tower, a listed building (https://tinyurl.com/Old-Town-Hall), owned jointly by Cork County Council and the Port of Cork.
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Historic landmark building in Cork harbour set for restoration
A historic landmark building in one of Cork’s most famous towns is set for a long overdue overhaul.
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Here is the latest update. No thanks to ‘slap dash’ restoration:
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Officials, “Let’s restore Clock Tower.”
Seven years later, @Corkcoco and @PortofCork:
Seven years later, @Corkcoco and @PortofCork:
July 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Officials, “Let’s restore Clock Tower.”
Seven years later, @Corkcoco and @PortofCork:
Seven years later, @Corkcoco and @PortofCork:
Not a million miles away, this clock is maintained by Stokes of Cork. Can you guess where?
All public clocks should look this good.
How about it @Corkcoco and @PortofCork?
#RestoreClockTower
#PublicClocks #LocalHeritage
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All public clocks should look this good.
How about it @Corkcoco and @PortofCork?
#RestoreClockTower
#PublicClocks #LocalHeritage
Photo credit: n/a
June 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Not a million miles away, this clock is maintained by Stokes of Cork. Can you guess where?
All public clocks should look this good.
How about it @Corkcoco and @PortofCork?
#RestoreClockTower
#PublicClocks #LocalHeritage
Photo credit: n/a
All public clocks should look this good.
How about it @Corkcoco and @PortofCork?
#RestoreClockTower
#PublicClocks #LocalHeritage
Photo credit: n/a
Restored buildings are:
Good for the local economy
Good for development
Good for employment
Good for community
Good for residents
Good for visitors
Good for the soul.
#RestoreClockTower
#BarryscourtCastle
#EastCork
Good for the local economy
Good for development
Good for employment
Good for community
Good for residents
Good for visitors
Good for the soul.
#RestoreClockTower
#BarryscourtCastle
#EastCork
June 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Restored buildings are:
Good for the local economy
Good for development
Good for employment
Good for community
Good for residents
Good for visitors
Good for the soul.
#RestoreClockTower
#BarryscourtCastle
#EastCork
Good for the local economy
Good for development
Good for employment
Good for community
Good for residents
Good for visitors
Good for the soul.
#RestoreClockTower
#BarryscourtCastle
#EastCork
A New Harbour Hub Terminus for Lynch’s Quay.
Is this enough motivation @PortofCork and @Corkcoco ?
#RestoreClockTower
#ReduceCarUse
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
Is this enough motivation @PortofCork and @Corkcoco ?
#RestoreClockTower
#ReduceCarUse
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New ferry service announced for Cork city and harbour
The company is currently in discussions with Cork City Council, Cork County Council and the Port of Cork in developing the zero-emissions initiative.
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May 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A New Harbour Hub Terminus for Lynch’s Quay.
Is this enough motivation @PortofCork and @Corkcoco ?
#RestoreClockTower
#ReduceCarUse
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
Is this enough motivation @PortofCork and @Corkcoco ?
#RestoreClockTower
#ReduceCarUse
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
If you cover up the cracks and leave the clocks, windows and weather vane untouched, you’re only planning to do half a job.
Do it right or don’t bother at all. Half a restoration is no restoration.
@Corkcoco @PortofCork
#RestoreClockTower #Cobh #HeritageIreland
Do it right or don’t bother at all. Half a restoration is no restoration.
@Corkcoco @PortofCork
#RestoreClockTower #Cobh #HeritageIreland
May 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you cover up the cracks and leave the clocks, windows and weather vane untouched, you’re only planning to do half a job.
Do it right or don’t bother at all. Half a restoration is no restoration.
@Corkcoco @PortofCork
#RestoreClockTower #Cobh #HeritageIreland
Do it right or don’t bother at all. Half a restoration is no restoration.
@Corkcoco @PortofCork
#RestoreClockTower #Cobh #HeritageIreland
“Lynch’s Quay is the oldest in the town. Lord Midleton had this quay constructed in the latter part of the eighteenth century. He then....
April 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
“Lynch’s Quay is the oldest in the town. Lord Midleton had this quay constructed in the latter part of the eighteenth century. He then....
April 11, 1912: 'Titanic' arrives at #Cobh at 11.30 a.m. & drops anchor at the mouth of the harbour. The pilots' roster is decided in Clock Tower & at 1.40 p.m., John Cotter guides the ship out & departs from 'Titanic' at Daunt Rock. #TitanicTimeline #RestoreClockTower #Titanic
April 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
April 11, 1912: 'Titanic' arrives at #Cobh at 11.30 a.m. & drops anchor at the mouth of the harbour. The pilots' roster is decided in Clock Tower & at 1.40 p.m., John Cotter guides the ship out & departs from 'Titanic' at Daunt Rock. #TitanicTimeline #RestoreClockTower #Titanic
Good news for Shandon and the Kinsale Museum. Both have been allocated grants totalling €322,000 from the national Historic Structure Fund to restore their clocks to working order.
A Clock Tower without a working clock makes no sense.
#RestoreClockTower
A Clock Tower without a working clock makes no sense.
#RestoreClockTower
April 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Good news for Shandon and the Kinsale Museum. Both have been allocated grants totalling €322,000 from the national Historic Structure Fund to restore their clocks to working order.
A Clock Tower without a working clock makes no sense.
#RestoreClockTower
A Clock Tower without a working clock makes no sense.
#RestoreClockTower
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Here is the latest update. No thanks to ‘slap dash’ restoration:
m.independent.ie/regionals/co...
m.independent.ie/regionals/co...
Historic landmark building in Cork harbour set for restoration
A historic landmark building in one of Cork’s most famous towns is set for a long overdue overhaul.
m.independent.ie
March 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Here is the latest update. No thanks to ‘slap dash’ restoration:
m.independent.ie/regionals/co...
m.independent.ie/regionals/co...
Here is the latest update. No thanks to ‘slap dash’ restoration:
m.independent.ie/regionals/co...
m.independent.ie/regionals/co...
Historic landmark building in Cork harbour set for restoration
A historic landmark building in one of Cork’s most famous towns is set for a long overdue overhaul.
m.independent.ie
March 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Here is the latest update. No thanks to ‘slap dash’ restoration:
m.independent.ie/regionals/co...
m.independent.ie/regionals/co...
Pictiúr eile de chuid Robert French. Tá an radharc seo pas beag difriúil óna phictiúirí eile den 'Clock Tower'.
Cén fad eile go mbeidh orainn fanacht go mbeidh an Túr Clog chomh snasta seo arís?! Cad deir sibh Cork Co. Co. agus Port of Cork??
#RestoreClockTower
#SnaG
Cén fad eile go mbeidh orainn fanacht go mbeidh an Túr Clog chomh snasta seo arís?! Cad deir sibh Cork Co. Co. agus Port of Cork??
#RestoreClockTower
#SnaG
March 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Pictiúr eile de chuid Robert French. Tá an radharc seo pas beag difriúil óna phictiúirí eile den 'Clock Tower'.
Cén fad eile go mbeidh orainn fanacht go mbeidh an Túr Clog chomh snasta seo arís?! Cad deir sibh Cork Co. Co. agus Port of Cork??
#RestoreClockTower
#SnaG
Cén fad eile go mbeidh orainn fanacht go mbeidh an Túr Clog chomh snasta seo arís?! Cad deir sibh Cork Co. Co. agus Port of Cork??
#RestoreClockTower
#SnaG
“The dock labour is co-operative and efficient and the turn around of ships expeditious and satisfactory.”
Quiet pride on every page from a 1950s handbook. So different from the boorish corporate-speak served up to us today.
#LocalHeritage
#RestoreClockTower
Quiet pride on every page from a 1950s handbook. So different from the boorish corporate-speak served up to us today.
#LocalHeritage
#RestoreClockTower
March 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“The dock labour is co-operative and efficient and the turn around of ships expeditious and satisfactory.”
Quiet pride on every page from a 1950s handbook. So different from the boorish corporate-speak served up to us today.
#LocalHeritage
#RestoreClockTower
Quiet pride on every page from a 1950s handbook. So different from the boorish corporate-speak served up to us today.
#LocalHeritage
#RestoreClockTower
Everyone is talking about the exquisite restoration of Notre Dame and everyone is talking about the pitiful deterioration of Clock Tower. #RestoreClockTower. #NotreDamedeParis.
We need @OPW to come in and take over from @Corkcoco & @PortofCork. They are out of their depth.
We need @OPW to come in and take over from @Corkcoco & @PortofCork. They are out of their depth.
February 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Everyone is talking about the exquisite restoration of Notre Dame and everyone is talking about the pitiful deterioration of Clock Tower. #RestoreClockTower. #NotreDamedeParis.
We need @OPW to come in and take over from @Corkcoco & @PortofCork. They are out of their depth.
We need @OPW to come in and take over from @Corkcoco & @PortofCork. They are out of their depth.
Dublin Port doesn’t forget its roots. It works with local groups to highlight the port's history, has a full time Heritage Director & has published a comprehensive Conservation Strategy.
@PortofCork doesn't even try.
#RestoreClockTower #Heritage #Cork.
Click here: issuu.com/dublinportco...
@PortofCork doesn't even try.
#RestoreClockTower #Heritage #Cork.
Click here: issuu.com/dublinportco...
Dublin Port Conservation Strategy
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January 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Dublin Port doesn’t forget its roots. It works with local groups to highlight the port's history, has a full time Heritage Director & has published a comprehensive Conservation Strategy.
@PortofCork doesn't even try.
#RestoreClockTower #Heritage #Cork.
Click here: issuu.com/dublinportco...
@PortofCork doesn't even try.
#RestoreClockTower #Heritage #Cork.
Click here: issuu.com/dublinportco...
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Spitbank lighthouse #Cobh
A screw-pile #lighthouse which marks a shallow sand bank in Cork Harbour.
Built by the blind Irish engineer Alexander Mitchell, who pioneered the screw-pile technology.
📷📷↘️
corkcoast.com/photos/coast...
#speirgorm #coast #corkCoast #ireland #irish #maritimeCork #cork
A screw-pile #lighthouse which marks a shallow sand bank in Cork Harbour.
Built by the blind Irish engineer Alexander Mitchell, who pioneered the screw-pile technology.
📷📷↘️
corkcoast.com/photos/coast...
#speirgorm #coast #corkCoast #ireland #irish #maritimeCork #cork
January 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Spitbank lighthouse #Cobh
A screw-pile #lighthouse which marks a shallow sand bank in Cork Harbour.
Built by the blind Irish engineer Alexander Mitchell, who pioneered the screw-pile technology.
📷📷↘️
corkcoast.com/photos/coast...
#speirgorm #coast #corkCoast #ireland #irish #maritimeCork #cork
A screw-pile #lighthouse which marks a shallow sand bank in Cork Harbour.
Built by the blind Irish engineer Alexander Mitchell, who pioneered the screw-pile technology.
📷📷↘️
corkcoast.com/photos/coast...
#speirgorm #coast #corkCoast #ireland #irish #maritimeCork #cork
If it was up to #TidyTowns, Clock Tower would be a building to be proud of. Here they are sprucing up the sign outside.
Instead we’ve had to suffer years of Cork County Council and Port of Cork’s ownership and inaction.
#RestoreClockTower #LocalVolunteers
Instead we’ve had to suffer years of Cork County Council and Port of Cork’s ownership and inaction.
#RestoreClockTower #LocalVolunteers
January 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If it was up to #TidyTowns, Clock Tower would be a building to be proud of. Here they are sprucing up the sign outside.
Instead we’ve had to suffer years of Cork County Council and Port of Cork’s ownership and inaction.
#RestoreClockTower #LocalVolunteers
Instead we’ve had to suffer years of Cork County Council and Port of Cork’s ownership and inaction.
#RestoreClockTower #LocalVolunteers
It couldn't be easier Cork Co Co:
"Grant Alert: The Heritage Council’s Historic Towns Initiative 2025 is open for applications!
Local Authorities: Drive heritage-led regeneration in your towns.
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 15, 2024"
📖 Details: ow.ly/vXp850Unomc
#IrishHeritage #HistoricTowns #GrantOpportunities
"Grant Alert: The Heritage Council’s Historic Towns Initiative 2025 is open for applications!
Local Authorities: Drive heritage-led regeneration in your towns.
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 15, 2024"
📖 Details: ow.ly/vXp850Unomc
#IrishHeritage #HistoricTowns #GrantOpportunities
December 9, 2024 at 10:30 PM
It couldn't be easier Cork Co Co:
"Grant Alert: The Heritage Council’s Historic Towns Initiative 2025 is open for applications!
Local Authorities: Drive heritage-led regeneration in your towns.
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 15, 2024"
📖 Details: ow.ly/vXp850Unomc
#IrishHeritage #HistoricTowns #GrantOpportunities
"Grant Alert: The Heritage Council’s Historic Towns Initiative 2025 is open for applications!
Local Authorities: Drive heritage-led regeneration in your towns.
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 15, 2024"
📖 Details: ow.ly/vXp850Unomc
#IrishHeritage #HistoricTowns #GrantOpportunities
November 29, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Well done to this year’s @cobhchronicle for an article highlighting the history & neglect of Clock Tower. Time for the owners to #RestoreClockTower
Copies winging their way to Cork County Council and Port of Cork CEOs.
Copies winging their way to Cork County Council and Port of Cork CEOs.
November 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Well done to this year’s @cobhchronicle for an article highlighting the history & neglect of Clock Tower. Time for the owners to #RestoreClockTower
Copies winging their way to Cork County Council and Port of Cork CEOs.
Copies winging their way to Cork County Council and Port of Cork CEOs.