Historic on Fota Island benefits from Ł2m grant

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 1999 / November 09 1999: Historic on Fota Island benefits from Ł2m grant

Fota Island, a wonderful natural amenity, has always seemed to me to be Cork city's equivalent of Phoenix Park in Dublin or Hyde Park in London. The difference is that the Dublin and London versions have been available to the public for much longer. Agreement has been reached in principle for a Ł2 million grant programme that could see the historic house opened to the public by Easter 2001. According to the Fota Trust Company most of the money will come from the European Development Fund, but State grants will also be available. The Office of Public Works will be in charge of the project until its conclusion.

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