KIERAN McCARTHY introduces an edited version of the 1922 blueprint for Cork City by JOSEPH F DELANY — a report which resonates with challenges facing the city one hundred years on

Nothing human is alien to me, says the poet. Not even matters in the capital. Regular readers of this column will appreciate that a template sourced in foreign fields can often be a fruitful starting point.

Kudos to begin with for an old friend of this column, Pat Poland, on completing his trilogy of histories of Cork Fire Brigade. His new book, Cork City Firefighters: A Proud Record.

Debenhams — formerly Roches Stores — is drawing interest from potential buyers and could be pivotal to Pana's revival