Bruach Na Laoi apartment is in a ‘quay’ city location

THE name is accurate: Bruach na Laoi sits on the edge of the river at Union Quay, Cork, and is one of those discreet, inner-city apartment blocks that looks like its been there forever.

With some fine, limestone cladding and understated facade, the scheme is a minute from town and a good investment for buy-to-let purchasers. It’s also on the emerging, Docklands side of town.

Union Quay has always had a strong night-time profile, with its strip of bars, but that is about to change. The Lobby Bar, one of the city’s best music venues, recently sold for a rumoured price of €1.4 million.