Two senior directors and shareholders  departing from Lisney agency Cork

Highly-regarded Margaret Kelleher, chair of national agency Lisney, and co-director Edward Hanafin in surprise departure from Lisney 1 South Mall. Lisney has been in Cork 55 years

Margaret Kelleher, and Edward Hanafin, exdirectors Lisney; with Dermot Bannon, TV presenter and MC at the Lisney estate agents' 50th birthday celebration of Cork offices, at the Crawford Art Gallery.

National property agency Lisney has this week confirmed the departure of two of its most senior directors and shareholders — including its chairperson — Margaret Kelleher and Edward Hanafin, who have headed up the long-established Lisney Commercial Real Estate Cork office for the past three decades.

The departure of Ms Kelleher and Mr Hanafin, each of whom had over 30 years service with Lisney, was confirmed yesterday by managing director David Byrne — who oversees the company’s offices in Dublin, Cork, and Belfast.