Two Cork properties battle it out to be named Ireland’s favourite building 

Now in its 35th year, the RIAI Awards celebrate excellence in the design and delivery of buildings by registered architects

Kinsale Library designed by Cork County Council architects. Picture: Jed Niezgoda/jedniezgoda.com

The Kinsale Library and University College Cork’s strength and conditioning gym at the Mardyke are both in the running to be named Ireland’s favourite building or public space for 2024.

The two Cork properties have been shortlisted in the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Awards, and are through to the finals, alongside 40 other projects.