Cork's new €90m office development could break ground in a matter of months

Planning approval for a €90 million office scheme, capable of hosting 3,000 jobs, has been granted by Cork City Council for a significant urban site — the next springboard move into docklands renewal in the city.

The development, titled Navigation Square, will span 310,000 sq ft, making it the single biggest city centre office development.

Developer Owen O’Callaghan has been granted permission by the local authority for an amended plan spanning four new buildings for his site at Navigation House, on Albert Quay, and bounded by the quay and the river Lee to the north and by Victoria Road and Albert Quay and Albert Street, about 250 metres from City Hall.