Multihog power washer will give Leeside a ‘proper clean’
16:26, 17 Nov 2025
The Multihog in action(Image: Cork City Council)
There’s a monster roaming the streets of Cork city – as the powerful Multihog washer gets to work stripping our roads of chewing gum, filth and grime.
The cleaning beast, which has a top speed of 40km/h, was unleashed on Leeside for the first time today, as Cork City Council plans to “deploy the Multihog power-washing machine in the city centre across five days a week.” The vehicle is equipped with powerful nozzles for jet washing stubborn dirt, with adjustable pressure for a range of environments. The Council added that “it can power-wash large open spaces quickly and effectively” – but that street cleaning staff with handheld hoses will still be on hand for hard-to-reach spots.
The Council explained: “The deployment of the new machine is part of the city council’s promised new focus on Cork City Centre.” It comes after calls for a “proper clean” of Cork city centre, urged by then-councillor Pádraig Rice TD in September last year. Following the removal of derelict phone boxes, Deputy Rice said: “As well as removing these phone boxes the City Council needs to properly clean the streets. That must involve more power washing and removing street clutter-like signs that aren’t needed. We must give the city centre the care and attention it deserves.”
In recent months, volunteers have lined up to take part in ‘cleaning and greening’ events in the city, tackling Oliver Plunkett Street and North Main Street armed with litter pickers, sweeping brushes and paintbrushes. Those projects represented a joint effort between the Cork Business Association (CBA) and Cork City Council.
Cork’s northside tied with the North Inner City in Dublin and two neighbourhoods in Galway and in the Dublin suburbs as Ireland’s dirtiest locations in a report earlier this year from the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) group. In February, the newly elected president of the CBA, Dave O’Brien, said that his top priorities include making Cork the safest and cleanest it can be.
The introduction of the Multihog follows the reopening of Bishop Lucey Park in the city centre, having undergone a €7m revamp over the last two years.
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