Work is progressing well on the redevelopment of Bishop Lucey Park in Cork city.

The park will close to the public for two weeks from Tuesday 07 February to facilitate advance works.

When complete, the redeveloped park will be a key element of the regeneration of the Grand Parade Quarter. Bishop Lucey Park will be completely renewed based on an award-winning architectural design that opens up the park to the wider city centre. It will include improved access to the historic city wall; a new pavilion and plaza for housing events; improved access and seating for all; and a new tower to mark the eastern entrance.

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The advance works will include the removal of a limited number of trees and pruning of others to offer more sunlight to people enjoying the park and to support the works.

A competition for the redevelopment of the Park was run by the Royal Institute of Architects in conjunction with Cork City Council in 2020. Designers were asked to consider a number of objectives, including the design of a park with "something to offer all ages", that "opens up" the park to the city, the park's role as a central "soft space" in the city centre and the medieval nature of the site by "emphasising the existing town walls within the site". The competition was won by Belfast-based Hall McKnight Architects.