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Cork City Heritage Urban Orienteering Project

By Ryan Harmon 1 December 2022

Cork City Council is delighted to announce the launch of the Cork City Heritage Urban Orienteering Project. This fantastic project has been developed as a fun outdoor activity that is suitable for all ages. The aim of the orienteering routes is to get people involved with heritage and to raise awareness of and celebrate Architectural […]

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Cork City’s Home Energy Upgrade Office Supports Homeowners

By Ryan Harmon 24 November 2022

Every year, a significant proportion of home energy is wasted in Cork. Whether heating a poorly insulated home, using energy-hungry appliances, or having an inefficient energy source, these factors are all contributing to households using more energy than needed. Instead, imagine if this energy was saved. The impact this could have on keeping money in […]

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Cork City Council to Host Conference on Sustaining Women as Leaders

By Ryan Harmon 18 November 2022

Award-winning screen and stage writer, author and director, Stefanie Preissner will MC a conference ‘Pathways to Participation – Attracting and Sustaining Women as Leaders in Communities, Politics and Business’ at Cork City Hall. Organised on behalf of Cork City Council’s Women’s Caucus and in collaboration with Women for Election, speakers will address challenges

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Taoiseach Launches Collected Works of Terence MacSwiney at Cork City Hall

By Ryan Harmon 21 October 2022

Commemorating the 102nd anniversary of the death of Terence MacSwiney in Brixton Prison on October 25th 1920, Taoiseach Micheál Martin launched the collected works of Terence MacSwiney, ‘The Art & Ideology of Terence MacSwiney – Caught in the Living Flame’ as part of the Cork City Council Decade of Centenaries 2022 programme. A celebration of the literary

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Cork City Council Reuse Month Roadshow

By Ryan Harmon 17 October 2022

October is National Reuse Month and to celebrate this, Cork City Council’s Reuse Roadshow is visiting several locations throughout the city to encourage people to support our local charity and vintage shops. These shops play a practical role in reuse and the circular economy, as well as raising funds for important charities and creating jobs locally. Cork City […]

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Cork City Council Launches New Period Dignity Pilot Project

By Ryan Harmon 6 October 2022

A ‘Period Dignity’ pilot project is being rolled out across Cork City by the Lord Mayor of Cork. Cllr. Deirdre Forde, along with Cork City Council’s Women’s Caucus Chair Cllr. Mary Rose Desmond and members of the Women’s Caucus. Research shows that 50% of young Irish women have experienced issues around affording sanitary products. Phase […]

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Climate Literacy Programme Launched in 7 Cork City Schools

By Ryan Harmon 26 September 2022

Transition Year students and teachers from seven second-level schools in Cork City are participating in a 10-week Climate Literacy Programme. Organised and supported by Cork City Council, the programme is delivered by Education for Sustainability, a social enterprise who provide teacher training, teaching resources, lesson plans and a student workbook throughout the

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Cork City Council Installs 54 New Solar Compacting Bins Across Cork City

By Ryan Harmon 8 September 2022

Fifty-four solar compacting bins have been installed around Cork city centre after Cork City Council secured funding under the Litter Infrastructure Support Grant Scheme from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Deirdre Forde joined some of the city’s 77-strong street cleansing crew and litter management officials to

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Cork City Council Releases Action Plan to Deliver Affordable Housing

By Ryan Harmon 29 July 2022

Cork City Council has published its Housing Delivery Action Plan which sets out details of the Council’s delivery of both social and affordable housing covering the period 2022-2026, in line with the targets set out by the Government under its “Housing for All” housing strategy.   Cork City Council’s Action Plan provides for the delivery of up […]

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Cork City Council Launches Initiative to Help Reduce Carbon Footprint at Home

By Ryan Harmon 13 July 2022

Cork City Council officially opened the new Home Energy UpGrade Office (HEUGO) on Grand Parade Street, Cork City. The first of its kind in Ireland, the new HEUGO office will provide free impartial guidance and resources to homeowners on energy upgrades and grant schemes. Free from financial commitment, homeowners in Cork will receive guidance on […]

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Cork City Council Launches Ambitious Arts and Culture Strategy

By Ryan Harmon 5 July 2022

A new arts and culture strategy for Cork city has been announced. The strategy, the first such statement of purpose for the development of the arts in the city in ten years, proposes a vision of Cork as a city where art and artists thrive and where arts and culture is for all to enjoy. Cork City […]

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Cork City Council Announce ‘Creative Faces’

By Ryan Harmon 2 June 2022

Cork City Council Announce ‘Creative Faces’, a special challenge for all Cork City’s young creatives as part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2022! Organised by Cork City Council in conjunction with Creative Ireland, Cruinniú na Óg will take place in Cork city on Saturday June 11th. The national day of creativity will feature over 40 free […]

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Summer Comes Alive in Cork with Exciting Live Performance Programme

By Ryan Harmon 25 May 2022

Cork City Council is delighted to support a jam-packed programme of live performances taking place in Cork City from the end of May through to June 30th as part of the Local Live Performance Programming Scheme (LLPPS).  The diverse live programme includes big swing band sounds at Fitzgerald’s Park as part of Swing By the Lee; […]

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Cruinniú na nÓg Returns on 11 June!

By Ryan Harmon 20 May 2022

Cork City Council in conjunction with Creative Ireland, announced their Cruinniú na nÓg Programme with over 40 free interactive and imaginative events for young people being hosted by 39 cultural partners in Cork on Saturday June 11. Cruinniú na nÓg gives young people the opportunity to try something new such as performing live music, creating […]

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Cork’s Carnival of Science returns for 2022

By Ryan Harmon 11 May 2022

Cork’s Fitzgerald Park will be transformed into an unmissable Big Top science extravaganza on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June 2022 as Cork’s Carnival of Science makes a highly anticipated return. A carnival atmosphere will descend on Leeside as young and old are invited to explore, investigate, experiment, and discover the wonders of science, with […]

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17th Cork Lifelong Learning Festival Launched

By Ryan Harmon 22 March 2022

Cork Lifelong Learning Festival 2022 launches in the Council Chambers Cork City Hall. After a break of two years, there is a lot of excitement to be back and really looking forward to this year’s festival.  The festival organisers are delighted to launch the festival programme packed full of free learning events due to take […]

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Cork City Council Announce Programme for International Women’s Day 22

By Ryan Harmon 2 March 2022

Cork City Council and Cork City Council’s Women’s Caucus are proud to launch a programme of events celebrating International Women’s Day, on Tuesday 8th March 2022. Two virtual “connection” events for primary school students will take place on IWD 2022 through Dr. Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan’s Big Friendly Guide to the European Union (BFGTOEU) programme, supported by Cork

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Lord Mayor of Cork Presented with the New 2022 Lord Mayoral Car

By Ryan Harmon 7 January 2022

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Colm Kelleher was presented with the 2022 Lord Mayoral car, a fully-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E Standard Range AWD, by John Manning of Henry Ford & Son Ltd. The introduction of a fully electric vehicle to support the Lord Mayor of Cork’s duties is in line with Cork City Council’s […]

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Public Fireworks Display to Light Up Cork City Skies for Magic Nights By The Lee

By Ryan Harmon 22 December 2021

The Good Room in association with Cork City Council are delighted to announce that a public fireworks display will take place in Cork City tomorrow, Thursday December 23rd at 8.30pm as part of the sold out ‘Magic Nights By The Lee – A Winter Solstice’ live events series, funded through the Government’s Local Live Performance […]

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Cork City Libraries Launch 2022 Commemorative Calendar

By Ryan Harmon 20 December 2021

Cork City Libraries are pleased to announce the launch of “Ordinary Life in Cork City 1922”, a commemorative 2022 Calendar recalling the everyday living conditions, events, pastimes, and entertainment of the people of Cork in 1922. Images from the newspapers of the time, the Ford Collection and private collectors evoke a lively, bustling city despite […]