Some more images of yesterday’s crane.

Thanks to a follower for this image of the PJ Hegarty crane erected today at Stryker in Carrigtwohill. Outside the city boundary so not included in the count.

🚨🚨New crane at Crawford Art Gallery🚨🚨 For PJ Hegarty doing the extension there #CorkCraneCount: 23 ⬆️1. Thanks to a follower for the update.

Week ending 18/04/26: #CorkCraneCount: 22. No change. Main news this week was the updated route map for the Cork Luas, with notable changes in Ballincollig and Bishopstown.

#conack #buildingbettertogether #marinadepot #projecttosaigh #cork | Conack Significant progress is evident across our Marina Depot development in Cork. Delivered in partnership with Glenveagh Properties plc Properties and The Land Development Agency under Project Tosaigh, th...

Week ending 11/04/26: #CorkCraneCount: 22. No change. The first 4 blocks at Marina Depot continue to progress. You’d wonder will there be any announcement soon about the next 4 blocks? www.linkedin.com/posts/conack...

Week ending 04/04/26: #CorkCraneCount: 22. No change. View from Sundays Well showing at least half, with a few more obscured behind branches or obstructed by foreground buildings. (Apologies for delayed update)

It’s at 9 or 10 this morning!

Main news in the city is the pace of the lift shaft pour at Railyard apartments. The slip form is progressing more than 2 floors every 24 hours. So these photos from a follower from Friday is already superseded by events.

Week ending 21/03/26: #CorkCraneCount: 21. No change in the city. However, there was a new crane in the country, in Macroom for a new Garda divisional HQ there.

Week ending 14/03/26: #CorkCraneCount: 21. No change. Will be a long while before I tire of sharing great videos of the PJ Hegarty crane at JCD Group apartments on Albert Quay. Thanks to a follower for the video

Street view actually shows the original development in more optimistic times in 2009, but maybe already in trouble by then? It also the state of it from 3 years ago…

Week ending 07/03/26: #CorkCraneCount: 21. No change. Superseded by the monster crane last week, news of a Cork City Council consultation recently opened for apartments on a particularly egregious derelict site in Gurranabraher. Delighted to see a proposal for apartments here.

Looks huge from here.

Week ending 28/02/26: #CorkCraneCount: 21. 🚨🚨⬆️1🚨🚨. New crane erected at the Railyard apartments on Sextant site by PJ Hegarty for JCD Group & Respond Housing. The 25-storey tower will be tallest on island once complete. Lift core starting soon. 2nd crane June-ish

🚨🚨New crane at the Railyard (Sextant) apartments🚨🚨 Tallest crane ever in the count, for new tallest building on the island. #CorkCraneCount: 21 ⬆️1

Preparations by East Cork Crane Hire tonight for erection of ~100m crane for 25 storey apartments on Albert Quay for PJ Hegarty & Sons. Thanks to a follower for the video.

Ahead of the crane being installed this weekend, thanks Peter for the photo of Albert Quay apartments

Thanks to two followers for photos showing the Kinsale Road crane was completed today.

20 cranes shares the record high since I began this account, though I’m told there was a higher total in the past. Indisputably, we’ll have a record of some sort next weekend, with the crane for the tallest building on the island of Ireland due to be erected.

Week ending 21/02/26: #CorkCraneCount: 20. 🚨🚨⬆️1🚨🚨. New crane partly erected at Cairn Homes Creamfields site on Kinsale Road. Crane to be completed by Wednesday.

Week ending 14/02/26: #CorkCraneCount: 19. No change in the city area. Main news this week was that Cork City councillors approved planning permission for this apartment development on Anglesea St, which will be developed by the Land Development Agency. Images by G Net 3D

🚨🚨Crane going up in Little Island.🚨🚨 Not too sure of the project but presumably industrial. Thanks to a follower for the update. As it is outside the city boundary, it won’t be included in the count, which remains at 19.

Photos taken last week of the apartments on Redforge Road, Blackpool.

Week ending 07/02/26: #CorkCraneCount: 19. No change. Main news of the week was this punt on a planning extension for the hotel proposed as the tallest building in the country.

Developer seeks three-year extension for 34‑storey tower hotel on Cork’s Custom House Quay The application seeking an extension of time to build a 140m, 240-bed tower hotel, plus 25 residential suites, on Custom House Quay

Hotel proposed for Port of Cork site seeks planning permission extension. Will be interesting how this plays out. www.irishexaminer.com/property/dev...

Thanks. Ya, went in about 10 days ago. Rest up in a month or so

Thanks @the-p3t3r.bsky.social for the great view into Railyard apartments site. Looking forward to future updates

New images show BAM's planned student apartment development on Cork's Sullivan's Quay Planning application lodged on Friday, 20 years after Bam acquired the almost one-acre site from the Revenue Commissioners.

Full story here: www.irishexaminer.com/property/dev...

Week ending 31/01/26: #CorkCraneCount: 19. No change. Main news this week was the application from BAM for student apartments on Sullivans Quay, rather than an application along lines of previously permitted hotel and offices. Design by Reddy Architecture.

Thanks. Ya, base in last week. Rest in a month or so. Will count it then.