Planning permission has been granted for student apartments in Cork city centre.

More additions to student accommodation provision in Cork are to be made after permission has been granted for a development with over 200 bed spaces near the city centre.

Residents in the Farranlea Road area of Cork City have challenged a decision of Cork City Council to grant planning permission for a large-scale, student accommodation complex on the grounds of a former warehouse.

Facebook has lodged planning documents to facilitate its use of The Capitol offices development in the centre of Cork city.