Special report: Cork City on the rise, but crumbling to the point of collapse in places

A city rising, in places, but crumbling to the point of collapse in others.

With about a €1bn of soaring office, hotel and apartment developments underway and more than €1bn worth more planned for Cork’s sprawling docklands, the collapse of a long-time vacant building on the historic spine of the city centre has focused the spotlight on the blight of dereliction in the city.