SINCE No 23 Geraldine Place last sold, back in 2010, the world around this niche Cork city setting has seemingly come back to rights.

When Myer Bookman was born in Hibernian Buildings on Albert Road in 1891, to a Jewish family from Russia, he could hardly have dreamt how his birth could still be having repercussions in European identity politics more than a century later.

The pale orange front door in this Victorian terrace hints at the funky yet functional home within, says Tommy Barker.

FANCY living in the city, in a period home, with amenities all on the doorstep, for under €400k? 

Organisers of the Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon have apologised and ordered a review of their half-marathon arrangements, because 200 competitors took the wrong route. This added half a mile to the race.

Simon Lewis’s collection of poetry was inspired by his family’s heritage in the Albert Road area of Cork, says Marjorie Brennan

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Submissions have been made in relation to the proposed Albert Quay office development, for which Owen O’Callaghan has sought permission in Cork’s south docklands.

Owen O’Callaghan’s planning application for another major office development on Cork’s south quays has been lodged.

CORK’S City centre office supply looks set to take a quantum leap forward along its quays, hot on the heels of the success of the One Albert Quay development by John Cleary Developments.

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Yesterday the world celebrated Ireland's patron saint with parades across the county and around the globe.

MUSIC NEWS: Fans of Bombay Bicycle Club got a nice bonus at the band’s gig in Earls Court last weekend when the Londoners were joined on stage by David Gilmour. 

Police have released CCTV of a hit-and-run crash – showing a man being thrown over a car bonnet and falling to the ground.

Small is beautiful for this pied a terre terraced townhouse, Tommy Barker reports

Set up 24 years ago as a haven for artists, the NSF is integral to Cork culture, says Tina O’Sullivan

ARDMORE, WATERFORD €195,000

A DESTITUTE man who was desperate for drink followed a pensioner into a post office and robbed €250 from him as he was at the counter paying a bill.

HIDDEN away, quiet but within a few minutes’ walk of Cork city centre is the residential enclave Parkowen, just off Quaker Road.

THE trains to west Cork have gone for the past half-century from the vicinity of Albert Road and Albert Quay in Cork city centre, but the location is still right on track for urban area home hunters.

IF renting is the new buying, meet a couple who may well qualify as Ireland’s best tenants – and who were never really tempted to buy.

GARDAÍ have ruled out foul play in the death of a 24-year-old man whose body was discovered floating in a harbour in Co Cork.

A MULTI-million euro plan for a major retail and residential development in a key location on Cork city’s docklands will soon be submitted to Cork City Council.

THE nation’s obsession with property and home improvement will be incorporated into a conference on domestic architecture and the built environment in Cork this month.

STREAKING up through Cork skyline towards its €1 million penthouses at five metres a day, the Elysian Tower is making rapid strides in its race to be Ireland’s tallest building.

A CITY council vote against plans to build a skateboard park in Cork was described as a kick in the teeth for young people by a city councillor yesterday.

EU enlargement is in force just a week, but a strip of Cork city recalls an earlier time and a different act of union - the days of the British Empire.

Two men were arrested today by detectives investigating the murders of UDA boss John Gregg and another man in the docks area of Belfast, police said.

The homes of three loyalists have been targeted in separate attacks, police revealed today.