The design brief was to reimagine and renew the public space at Fr Matthew and Morrison’s Quay — the historic centre of Cork, but also one of the most flood prone areas of the city.

The main opponents of the largest flood defence scheme in the history of the State have backed a €10,000 international architectural competition for one of Cork City’s most flood-prone zones.

ONE of the country’s leading property development companies has promised 7,000 construction jobs through ambitious plans to spend €1.25bn on the regeneration of 5.5 acres of Dublin city centre.