Cork artist decks the halls for the festive season in Douglas Street 

It's been a year of change for landscape painter Cora Murphy who is renovating a former shop into her new studio and home

Cora Murphy at the beginning of the renovation of 42 Douglas Street. Picture: Celeste Burdon

Cork artist Cora Murphy is about to celebrate her first Christmas at 42 Douglas Street.

Naturally, the pre-1900 building she’s in the process of revamping as her home and studio is filled with seasonal aromas and greenery.