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Cork County Fire Service via Twitter

Gardaí appeal for information over fire which gutted former convent in Cork

The fire broke out shortly before 4pm yesterday.

GARDAÍ IN CLONAKILTY have launched an investigation into a fire that occurred in an old convent yesterday.

Shortly after 4pm yesterday, officers were alerted to the blaze at the former convent on the Cork Road in Skibbereen. The property suffered significant damage.

Gardaí said nobody was injured during the incident.

A garda spokesman said: “Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have any information in relation to this to contact them.

“They are also seeking anyone who may have camera footage or who may have been in the Cork Road area of Skibbereen between 3.15pm – 4.45pm, to contact Clonakilty Garda Station on 023 882 1570, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.”

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    Mute Annette
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    Sep 30th 2020, 5:51 PM

    Absolutely heartbreaking to see this, spent many yrs going to the church when I was student in the school. Hope they find who ever the people responsible are and suffer big time.

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    Sep 30th 2020, 6:27 PM

    Is there any development plans for tge area?
    Only asking

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    Sep 30th 2020, 11:14 PM

    @Aidan Conway: First thing that came to my mind too.

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    Sep 30th 2020, 6:01 PM

    Hopefully they’ll rebuild it…………as a homeless shelter.

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    Sep 30th 2020, 10:13 PM

    @David Walters: planning for houses

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    Mute Matthew Gorman
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    Sep 30th 2020, 7:33 PM

    An act of god perhaps.

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    Mute Ed Collins
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    Sep 30th 2020, 7:34 PM

    @Matthew Gorman: no such thing

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    Mute Jan O'Sullivan
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    Sep 30th 2020, 11:10 PM

    Dis only a building no one injured so all fine,probably had some not so nice nuns etc there back in the day

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    Sep 30th 2020, 5:44 PM

    Please

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    Sep 30th 2020, 5:47 PM

    @christopher dyas: have no idea wot the above comment means was going to say the priest house across from it has more cameras than the whole of Skibbereen

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