Demolition work gets under way today to pave the way for a vast new riverside public sports, adventure, and ecology park, which will wrap around Cork’s regenerated flagship GAA stadium.

A €4.5m transformation of Marina Park, Cork, will get under way in September which is set to restore the area to its former Victorian splendour.

Cork City Council is preparing to engage the public as part of its continuing plans to redesign amenity areas on the Marina.

A system of urban water gardens and wetland eco-systems with boardwalks and adventure trails are part of an architect’s vision for a vast public park in Cork to rival Dublin’s Phoenix Park.