It's the most wonderful time of the year - or at least the most stressful, if you are an independent retailer depending on the Christmas shopping splurge to bring you 30-40% of your annual income.

These include St Finbarr's, Shandon and the Victorian Quarter. The potential of developing a visitor attraction at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, and a Cork lido (outdoor swimming pool) are also to be examined.

The sign reads 'Centre Ward No. 5' - a municipal division of Cork city that dates back to the early Victorian Era. Cork was divided into these wards under the Cork Municipal Corporation Act 1853 ...

Picture by Noel Sweeney Sunday’s Well Boating and Tennis Club celebrated its 125th year of sporting activity on Cork’s Mardyke by hosting a Victorian-inspired ‘Tennis and Tea Party’ last ...

along with an overnight B&B stay and dinner at The Metropole Hotel in the historic Victorian quarter of Cork City. Terms and conditions apply, tickets are for Saturday, November 16 and Sunday ...