The historic Butter Market and Weighmaster’s House will be restored and reimagined as Shandon Exchange – a landmark enterprise and community hub. Shandon Exchange will act as a catalyst for innovation, partnership and community development in an area of Cork City that has been underserved for some time. Chief Executive of Cork City Council, Valerie O’Sullivan, said:“Cork City Council is proud to lead the transformation of the historic Shandon Butter Market Complex. The Butter Market Complex emerged as the highest priority strategic regeneration proposal in Cork City Council’s Integrated Urban Strategy for Shandon (Shandon IUS), published in March 2025. Funded under THRIVE Strand 1 in 2024, the Shandon IUS serves as an action-based roadmap for the sustainable and heritage regeneration of Shandon.