Two major new hotels set to transform Cork city as construction begins on key sites

Two major hotel developments on South Mall and South Terrace signal fresh investment and renewed momentum in Cork’s growing hospitality sector

Computer generated image of the planned South Terrace aparthotel viewed from the adjacent Cotters St Image: JMK Group

Two new hotels are about to get off the ground in Cork City, one on South Mall, which Irish hotelier Shay Livingstone hopes to commence in the first half of 2026, and a second on South Terrace, where work is starting on a 103-bedroom aparthotel by the British-based JMK hospitality group.

Details of the planned €18.5m hotel at No 71 South Mall, formerly home to National Irish Bank, were shared on Wednesday night with members of the Cork business community by Mr Livingstone, a seasoned hotelier who previously ran the Rochestown Park Hotel.