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Cork City’s vibrant community spirit was honoured at the 2026 Lord Mayor’s Civic, Culture, Community and Voluntary Awards on Wednesday night as outstanding contributions across the arts, climate action, social inclusion, sport and community development were recognised.

Ireland’s tidy town winner, Ballincollig in Cork City, is set to bloom as it prepares to represent the country in the prestigious Communities in Bloom (CiB) International Challenge later this month.

From next Monday, June 15, 2026, two bus stops outside Brown Thomas on St Patrick’s St will be temporarily suspended, with the affected bus services stopping instead at existing bus shelter just a short walk away.

Cork City Council has formalised 11 new Local Green Deals (LGDs), strengthening partnerships with organisations across the city to accelerate climate action at a local level.

The Lord Mayor has announced the recipients of his Civic and Culture Awards, ahead of the Lord Mayor's Civic, Community and Voluntary Awards Ceremony, taking place in Cork City Hall on Wednesday, June 10th.

Cork on a Fork has been named the number one food festival in Europe by influential travel website Big 7 Travel.

The countdown is officially on for Cruinniú na nÓg, Ireland’s national day of free creative activity for children and young people, which takes place this Saturday, 6th June across Cork City.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Fergal Dennenhy, hosted a reception for members of the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team (WNT) in City Hall on Tuesday night ahead of their highly anticipated FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Friday.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Fergal Dennehy, joined the Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts, Jared Nicholson, to plant a commemorative tree in the birthplace of Volunteer Joseph (Joe) Murphy, the Irish Republican who died on hunger strike in Cork in 1920.

A total of almost 1 million euros worth of funding has been announced for communities in Cork City to carry out tangible climate action. Minister for Climate, Energy and Environment, Darragh O’Brien, announced the funding as part of a national investment in communities across the country.