Early 2026 build start for Cork city's second Premier Inn following design changes

Developers Whtibread Plc, owners of the Premier Inn brand, made substantial design changes to get the project over the line

The revised design of the Premier Inn includes changes to building materials to make it a better fit for the historic part of the city that it's located in.  

SIGNIFICANT design changes to the proposed Premier Inn on the site of the former Coliseum cinema in Cork City have cleared the way for construction to begin on the 174-bedroom hotel in early 2026.

Images published here today show a scaling back of the upper floors to reduce the visual impact above the former redbrick sorting office, known as Bridge House.