Cork building to get specialist cleaning ahead of becoming tech hub

The Butter Exchange building at Shandon where there are plans to convert the building into a technology and innovation hub called Shandon Exchange. Picture: Dan Linehan

A protected landmark Cork city building which has lain vacant for more than a decade is set to undergo specialist cleaning ahead of its regeneration as a tech and jobs hub.

Recreate Shandon CLG, the group which plans to restore and refurbish the historic former Butter Exchange building and craft centre in Shandon as a technology hub and enterprise centre, is set to embark on a major cleaning of the structure’s key heritage elements, including its portico and external walls, within weeks.