Many stories have unfolded between the walls of Cork's Crawford Gallery on Emmet Place. Tom Spalding takes a look at some of the characters that have made the iconic area home over the last 300 years. 

New additions will take the form of paintings, sculptures, photography and installations.

Thomas Shinnick (27) pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage to a painting – George Atkinson’s Anatomical Study

Announcing the investment of funds in July, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that the Crawford had "punched way above its weight for many years," and was the only national cultural institution to be located in its entirety outside of Dublin.

The targeted work, a George Atkinson drawing entitled “Anatomical Study” was glazed. Fortunately, no damage was sustained to the artwork