Council vote to green light redevelopment of protected warehouses in Cork

A sex shop and two protected former warehouses in Cork city are to be redeveloped as a boutique hotel and hostel following a council vote this evening which is expected the net the city a €1m profit, writes Eoin English.

A sex shop and two protected former warehouses in Cork city are to be redeveloped as a boutique hotel and hostel following a council vote this evening which is expected the net the city a €1m profit, writes Eoin English.

City councillors voted 21-4 earlier in favour of selling 1-2 Deane Street, close to the bus station, and nearby 7-9 Parnell Place, to Tetrarch Capital Ltd - one of the country’s largest independent hospitality companies.