Council starts clearing derelict Kyrl’s St site for redevelopment

Nearly 600 Cork city properties have been returned to use since 2023. A record 301 long-term vacant or derelict homes were returned to use in 2025 — significantly up on the 57 in 2023 and 231 in 2024

O'Kelly Bros demolition contractors on site at the former Cork Timber, Slate and Cement Co site on Kyrl's Street, Cork, adjacent to Bridewell Garda Station. Pictures: Larry Cummins 

A Cork city centre riverside site that has been idle for several years is being cleared with a view to redevelopment as part of Cork City Council’s ongoing battle to tackle dereliction. 

The 0.39 hectare site between Kyrl’s Quay and Kyrl’s St near the Bridewell Garda Station was previously earmarked for a major hotel/leisure and apartment project but the development never went ahead.