Plans lodged for €18.5m boutique hotel at former bank on Cork’s South Mall

Developer plans €18.5m transformation of vacant South Mall bank into boutique hotel with bar, restaurant, and added storeys

Former National Irish Bank branch, which is set to become a boutique hotel. Picture: Larry Cummins

Plans to renovate a former Cork city bank into a hotel have been submitted to Cork City Council.

Irish hotelier Shay Livingstone is seeking planning permission, through his company Cadcove Holdings Limited, to redevelop the former National Irish Bank building at No 71 South Mall into a 58-bedroom hotel.