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<\/p>\n‘Your support helped turn an empty square into a vibrant community space’<\/p>\n
19:24, 17 Jun 2026Updated 19:32, 17 Jun 2026<\/p>\n
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A busy Fifth Quarter on Friday morning(Image: CorkBeo)<\/p>\n
Cork’s hugely popular Fifth Quarter food plaza will close this week.<\/p>\n
Food trucks will leave the Paul Street square on Friday, June 19, in a hugely disappointing move for both vendors and customers in the area, which has enjoyed a revitalisation since the Quarter was launched last year. The closure follows negotiations between the vendors and Cork City Council<\/a>, after traders were informed of complaints about the space<\/a> being taken up by their operations and pedestrian access to the wider area.<\/p>\n Today, the Fifth Quarter announced the coming closure in a statement, adding that they hope to use the space again in future. The team said: “This chapter has come to an end. Since opening the square, we have been overwhelmed by the support from our customers, vendors, neighbours and the wider Cork community.<\/p>\n “To everyone who embraced the concept, visited the food trucks, attended events, shared our content, brought friends along or simply stopped for a coffee and a chat, thank you. Your support helped turn an empty square into a vibrant community space. We would also like to thank our incredible vendors.<\/p>\n “While this marks the end of one exciting chapter, we are most certainly looking forward with excitement. We are excited about what comes next and hope to bring a new and exciting concept to the space in the near future. For now, all we can say is, watch this space.”<\/p>\n The Fifth Quarter negotiations followed similar sparring with the Council over the Marina Market on Kennedy Quay. In 2023, the Market was granted permission to keep the doors open for at least another five years – following months of planning battles<\/a> and strict conditions set down by the Council.#<\/p>\n The Fifth Quarter on Paul Street was just one of several additions and changes that enlivened the city centre in recent months. Last year, the new-look Bishop Lucey Park<\/a> was unveiled, now with 24-hour-access, and last month it was announced that Cork city’s Counting House is set to become a “world class” library<\/a> after sitting vacant for several years.<\/p>\n