South Mall in Cork City is one of the country’s top blackspots for illegal parking, with more than 3,000 motorists fined for parking offences on the street last year.

One of the best remaining, compact prime redevelopment sites in Cork city has been sold for over €7 million, for 0.63 of an acre, or for the equivalent of €11 million per acre, to Dublin-based purchasers.

THE busiest spot in Cork City right now has to be directly across the Lee from City Hall, along and behind Lapps Quay.

KYRLS Quay in Cork suffered its worst flooding in almost a year last night as it emerged that EU scientists knew Ireland would suffer extensive river flooding five days before last November’s devastation but declined to disclose this information.