Last month, the council submitted a preliminary business case to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, with a number of options including the use or reuse of existing buildings and new-build options.

Young people said that smartphones and tablets reduced the amount of time they spent reading books.

Karen Guinee was killed by her boyfriend, Patrick 'Pa' Hogan (27), in June 2006, days before her 24th birthday.

DJ decks are among the range of services available at some Irish public libraries.

Some may take them from granted, but libraries remain a keystone of Cork society, says JOANNE DWYER

Ireland Reads Day will take place on February 22nd.

It is anticipated that the new facility will be around 2,000 m2. 

Public libraries are holding an open day for non-members on Saturday.

A new book ‘Homeless Moments’ which is a collection of works telling a story of homelessness, has been launched in Cork. The publication is a joint initiative of Cork City Libraries and Focus Ireland as part of World Book Fest in 2020.