iPhone apps take tourists on a tour of Cork city

TOURISTS and natives alike are being encouraged to discover the local secrets and hidden history of Cork city with the development of two new iPhone and iPod applications which will bring them on an audio journey around the city.

The two downloadable iWalks will guide people around the southern city, allowing them to take in facts, anecdotes and the history of the city’s most iconic and lesser-known attractions. Cork is the first city to have such an app developed by Fáilte Ireland. It’s expected a similar product will be rolled out in Galway next year. Dublin Tourism already has a series of iWalks.

The applications, developed in association with Cork City Council, include a colourful map to guide the walker around the city’s backstreets. Poetry and local musicians also help to bring the app’ to life.