Cork news

John Broome CBE, the man who developed Alton Towers theme park from humble beginnings to one of Europe's biggest, has passed away aged 80. In ... More

Industry body the Irish Spa Association (ISA) has named Melissa Jones as its new general manager for 2023/24. Jones will oversee the continued growth of ... More

Strata Integrated Wellness and Spa at Garden of the Gods Resort and Club, Colorado, is under new leadership with the appointment of Tania McCorkle as ... More

Counterspace have been chosen to design the Serpentine Pavilion for 2020 with a design based on gathering spaces and community places around London that will ... More

Studio Studio Studio, a new interdisciplinary collaboration lab founded by Edoardo Tresoldi, have created a 26m (85ft)-high pavilion from cork and mesh with intimate spaces ... More

Marriott has continued the expansion of its independently-owned hotels portfolio with the addition of Schloss Lieser in Germany and La Caserne Chanzy Hotel & Spa ... More

Three out of the six projects on this year's Stirling Prize shortlist are leisure-related, underlining the sector's reputation for producing innovative architecture. The Macallan Distillery ... More

English interior designer Tom Dixon has opened a 100-cover restaurant and bar in Milan called "The Manzoni". Likened by Dixon to a "monastic" space, the ... More

Kempinski Hotels is opening its second Indonesian resort, The Apurva Kempinski Bali, in the upmarket Nusa Dua area on 1 February. The 475-bedroom beachfront resort, ... More

As a new year approaches, CLAD brings you our list of some of the most anticipated leisure buildings expected in 2019, from museums and restaurants ... More

The Apurva Bali Kempinski – a retreat which takes artistic influence from Indonesia’s "gods and temples" – is set to debut in March of next ... More

SeaWorld's focus on creating "Experiences that Matter" has continued, with the launch of the operator's latest Orlando attraction – the Intamin-manufactured Infinity Falls river ride. ... More

The winner of this year’s Grand Designs Live Awards was Finch London’s Wellness Kitchen. Rose-coloured and minimalist in its layout, the kitchen has been designed ... More

Interior design studio 21 Spaces have completed an extensive refurbishment of one of Dublin’s most established hotels, The Alex. The 105-room hotel dates from 1990 ... More

Former England football captain Alan Shearer has helped launch the second of seven new Speedflex studios planned by Bannatyne Group before the end of the ... More

Boutique operator Speedflex has completed the purchase and rebranding of a fitness club in Reigate, Surrey - installing a Speedflex studio in the facility. Speedflex ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Denmark's new rowing stadium to forthcoming projects from OMA, Diller Scofidio + ... More

Work is underway on a vast new riverside sports park in Cork, Ireland, which will surround the city’s regenerated Páirc Uí Chaoimh Gaelic games stadium. ... More

Tourism Ireland has partnered with budget airline Ryanair to launch a large-scale campaign to entice Brits to the nation’s Wild Atlantic Way. The campaign will ... More

Adare Manor, an historic luxury castle hotel in County Limerick, Ireland, is currently undergoing one of the country’s most expensive restoration, renovation and expansion projects, ... More

Dublin-based Dalata Hotel Group is eyeing expansion in the UK after seeing its profits surge by 55 per cent. The group’s profit before tax increased ... More

Former England football captain Alan Shearer has opened a 760sq ft (70.6sq m) Speedflex studio at The Health Club in The Kingsley Hotel in Cork, ... More

The Fladgate Partnership, the company behind a number of brands of port, is building a wine-inspired visitor attraction in Porto, Portugal. Several different museum elements ... More

The City of Cork is expecting to welcome 100,000 visitors a year to Spike Island by 2020, following €6m (US$6.7m, £5.2m) of renovations to turn ... More

Hotel, train and river-cruise operator Belmond will launch “Ireland’s first luxury rail experience” on 30 August, with 10 sleeper carriages designed by James Park Associates ... More