UCC to house over 200 students on former Crow’s Nest pub site

University College Cork plans to provide accommodation for more than 200 students at the site of a former pub near the campus.

The university recently demolished some of the old Crow’s Nest pub, which fronts the site it bought at Victoria Cross this year for around €2.5m, with planning permission already in place for student accommodation.

The college had approval from Cork City Council for the demolition, due to concerns about the stability of some buildings on the site near Cork County Hall.