The “Public Building Project of the Year” accolade was collected at the Dublin awards ceremony by representatives of BAM Building Ltd, Wilson Architecture and Bluett & O’Donoghue Architects.

The refurbished and extended courthouse on Anglesea Street in Cork sits on the site of the Old Model Primary School, open from 1865-1990 and first transformed into a courthouse in 1995.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and the Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, officially opened the building at a ceremony last May.