Public to get first look inside the restored Beamish & Crawford Counting House in Cork

Exclusive new pictures give a glimpse of what awaits the public when the STAMP festival throws open the doors of the iconic 1792 building

Vintage and modern side by side in the beautifully restored Beamish & Crawford Counting House on Cork's South Main St. Picture: Janice O’Connell/F.22

Events, a whole series of them, will finally bring life to the iconic Counting House on Cork City’s South Main Street, where the Cork Event Centre remains a pipedream, more than seven years after the sod was turned.

For a weekend in May, the area will be a hive of activity as artists, designers, and craft organisations converge on the former Beamish & Crawford premises as part of the STAMP festival of creativity, designed to showcase how the arts can contribute to the cultural and economic life of the city.