After yet another year of delay and frustration, more transparency is vital to restore public confidence in the beleaguered Cork event centre project.The call comes from Labour city councillor Peter Horgan as work starts on the re-tendering process for …

Former city manager Joe Gavin drafts a proposal, backed by councillors, that would see Cork City Council offer to meet 25% of the cost of providing a large-scale events centre, up to a maximum of €12m, after commissioned reports show that such a venue …

After years of dereliction and decay and with a decision from the Cabinet on 'final' funding for the Events centre now months overdue, works start this week on the biggest public realm project seen in Cork City since we were part of the British …

The centrepiece will be the redevelopment of Bishop Lucey Park. Cork City Council is pleased to announce that construction has commenced on the infrastructure and public realm works for the Beamish and Crawford Quarter which is one of the most ambitious …

"It was a very tough year for independent grassroots music venues across the country. The cost of living crisis has been felt: mega-gigs like Coldplay, Taylor Swift and Springsteen are hoovering up all the diminished disposable income of the gig-going …

A new city plaza which has been developed outside the regenerated Beamish & Crawford Counting House in Cork city will remain closed to the public until the building is occupied.The confirmation came from developers BAM who restored the historic former …

For a weekend in May, the area will be a hive of activity as artists, designers, and craft organisations converge on the former Beamish & Crawford premises as part of the STAMP festival of creativity, designed to showcase how the arts can contribute to …

IF 2023 was the year for flashy new student accommodation around Cork city, it was the turn of hotels to hog the limelight in the year gone by. Not only did a c €80m hotel building boom deliver 400 new rooms in the city, it also saw some big-name brands …

Two pedestrian bridges linking the site of the stalled Cork Event Centre to the opposite quays are being built at a cost of €8.5m — with no sign yet of the event centre going ahead.The bridges, which will cross the south channel of the River Lee and link …

When leaders and dignitaries from around the world gather this evening in the hallowed surroundings of Notre Dame Cathedral to mark a glorious €700m restoration, they may be expecting a celebration of everything that is good about Paris, and the Gallic …