Cork public library set for Counting House complex after €35m purchase

Counting House complex 'emerged as the most affordable, lowest risk, and best performing option'

The Counting House complex at the former Beamish & Crawford site on South Main St, Cork, which is set to house the city library. Picture: Larry Cummins

The former Counting House complex in Cork city centre is to become home to a new public library after being purchased for €35m by Cork City Council.

The news was announced at Monday night’s council meeting, where councillors welcomed the decision, though some expressed disappointment that a new-build project would not be progressed.