Gardaí say there has been no spike in burglaries in Cork city centre, despite several high-profile incidents targeting city centre businesses over Christmas.

Live music: The Eagles

19th century artist Samuel Palmer’s entire prints form a new show, Visible Poetry, says Orlagh Ní Arrachtáin.

Rosenheim & Windermere

Brian Lalor has survived by pursuing his interests as a printmaker, illustrator and author, says Colette Sheridan

The darkest of colours is the focal point of Dubh, an exhibition of contemporary objects that moved from New York to Dublin, says Tina O’Sullivan

Exhibition at CIT Wandesford Quay contrasts classical realist drawing with contemporary practices,says Carl Dixon

OFFICIALS at the Dutch embassy have agreed to meet heritage campaigners fighting for a tourist centre on the site of Ireland’s oldest brewery.

THE decision by Cork city manager Joe Gavin to make a city centre site available at a nominal charge for the development of a centre for architecture and design is a key investment in the future of third-level education in the city and region.

Tommy Barker profiles a well-designed student block in the city centre.

CITY centre properties, no matter what their condition, usually sell for sums in excess of their asking price.

INNER city properties like this one at number 3, Greenmount Villas are very popular choices for first-time buyers and investors. For the first-time buyer, the 10-minute walk to work and the relatively low entry level is the attraction, plus, terraced houses like this in the city are seen as ideal doer-uppers.