Meet the volunteers who are cleaning up parts of rundown Cork city

For the past year, a group of volunteers sharing a passion for Cork has been transforming parts of the city which have long been neglected and left in ruin, writes Kevin O'Brien.

Reimagine Cork have rejuvenated old buildings, given old laneways a make-over and even cleaned street signs and old phone boxes. Gradually, given the support from the public and the growing number of volunteers willing to pitch in with the workload, the ideas have become bigger and better.

Originally forming as Cork Old Town District Action Committee (or CODAC) with the objective of rejuvenating North Main St and its side lanes and alleys, the group decided to rebrand as Reimagine Cork and incorporate more areas of the city, while also encouraging other organisations, businesses and people to get involved.