Easons relocating to historic premises on Cork's St Patrick's Street

Ink-readying final negotiations to take the entire reconfigured ground floor of the former Victoria Hotel

Eason booksellers and stationers are to move to the ground floor of the former Victoria Hotel, Patrick Street/Cook Street in Cork city (seen here surrounded here by hoarding). Picture: Larry Cummins

TOP Irish bookseller and stationers Eason is set to ink a deal on its new premises in the heart of Cork city.

And, in a boost both for the city’s retail lineage and, indeed, for bookselling, it’s staying on in the very centre of St Patrick’s Street, helping to create a strong retail cluster for booklovers.