Cork City’s 17-storey Elysian apartment building may be about to get a neighbouring tower, with planning permission set to be lodged this week for an apartment development of 118 units 200m away.

Retailer Lidl is the first of two German discount chains to make a strong foothold in Cork city centre, opening today in Cornmarket Street, ahead of Aldi’s plans to locate in the ground floor of the Elsyian tower.

Confirmation of last week’s Commercial Property exclusive story about 500 jobs coming to Cork in a major FDI investment came this Monday with Tyco publicly named as the new arrival, or returnee.