If you love Cork you'll enjoy this new report on the city and its revitalisation

A local authority has set up a special unit to make strategic property purchases, as a mini-boom worth an estimated €700m surges in Cork City.

Ann Doherty, the chief executive of Cork City Council, confirmed the move this week during a "Cork City Revitalisation -People, Place, Progress" briefing for business leaders on the city centre’s revitalisation.