Despite reports that newlyweds Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were bored on their honeymoon in Ireland, they have expressed an interest in making a return visit to Limerick when the rapper plays a gig in Dublin next week.

The minister responsible for the OPW Brian Hayes has said planning permission will be lodged within the next two weeks to refurbish and open the ground floor of a Georgian mansion in north Cork which is hoped will one day rival Muckross House as a tourist attraction.

A stately home in North Cork can play an important part in the region’s socio-economic future.