Landmark Cork hotel site set for major revamp

A former Cork city-centre hotel, with a 207-year pedigree on St Patrick’s St, is to be partly demolished and redeveloped for high-end shops use, possibly with an appeal to the likes of Zara.

Property investor and one-time bookmaker Joe Donnelly, via his company RESAM, this week indicated an intention to redevelop and repurpose the Victoria Hotel site at 35-36 St Patrick’s St, and at 38-39 Cook St.

Originally the Royal Victoria Hotel, the Victoria has had guests and visitors such as Charles Stewart Parnell, Winston Churchill, Michael Collins, and James Joyce.