Over €214m was invested in commercial property in Cork last year, with the €56m sale of Mahon Point Retail Park marking the largest single transaction.

The developers of the proposed student apartment complex overlooking the Lough in Cork city have started discussions with An Bord Pleanála with a view to increasing the number of apartments in the development.

What once was a ‘mess,’ now is both a tidy and a healthy investment.

Olivia Kelleher rounds up the start times for the parades in Cork and further afield.