€50m Ruby Hotel planned for Cork city centre after council approval

Construction work will take place this year on three hotels in Cork city, with planning underway for three more

Computer-generated image of the planned new Cork hotel. Construction begins later this year. Image: 3D Design Bureau

CORK city centre is set for another new hotel after planners cleared the Starstone Property Group to build a €50m, 180-bedroom premises at the junction of Lower Oliver Plunkett St and Connell St, opposite the site once earmarked for the now-shelved Prism office block.

Construction work is due to begin in Q3 2026 on the 0.07ha site to the rear of the former Eircom building, No 5 Lapps Quay.