An Irish book retailer has been boosted by the sharp fall of the Canadian dollar in the last week.

There’s sheer, distinctive profile and a unique setting at No 46 Grand Parade — a period Leeside building linking Cork city centre and its South Mall to the proposed new events centre on South Main Street.

One of the country’s most celebrated book firms — Kenny’s Bookshop in Galway — has been engaged with its bank on plans to dispose of properties to pay down bank debts.

A judge today directed that experts examining a €1m disputed patch of land beside RTÉ broadcaster Pat Kenny's Dalkey home should be allowed to take photographs of the land.