Watch: ‘Urban oasis’ convent set to open in Cork after €10m renovation

A historic city convent which has undergone a €10m conservation and regeneration project is set to open as an iconic heritage and visitor centre.

The 18th-century South Presentation convent, school, and grounds in Cork City have been converted into an “urban oasis”, complete with contemplative gardens.

Final preparations are under way to open Nano Nagle Place, named after Ireland’s first global social pioneer who founded a religious order on the site in 1775, in the heart of the South Parish quarter next Wednesday.