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2 December 2020
Cork City is bursting with colour thanks to Ardú!
Ardú arrived in Cork last month injecting a burst of colour, vibrancy, and life into the city in lockdown. Uniting the Leeside community through art, and lifting its creative and community spirit at a time when it needed it most
23 November 2020
Cork City projects win top prizes at all-Ireland community awards
Cork City’s Blarney Village and environmental group SHEP Earth Aware and Elders for Earth won top prizes at the all-Ireland Pride of Place awards.
13 November 2020
Cork City Libraries Introduce First Writer in Residence
Cork City Libraries is pleased to announce the appointment of TINA PISCO as Writer-in-Residence. The Writer-in-Residence will engage communities on climate change and sustainability through writing. This appointment is funded by Creative Ireland and will run until May 2021
12 November 2020
Cork City Council and Cork County Council undertake Joint Retail Study
Cork City Council and Cork County Council have recently commissioned Nexus Planning to undertake a Joint Retail Study and Joint Retail Strategy for the Cork Metropolitan Area. This will inform the preparation of their respective Development Plans
10 November 2020
Cork City Council announces new development opportunity for artists
Cork City Council, in collaboration with the Arts Council, announces a new development opportunity for artists as part of PLATFORM 31, a nationwide programme.
10 November 2020
Project of international significance will transform Cork's urban area
Cork City Council and The Land Development Agency confirm the establishment of a new Delivery Office for Cork City Docklands. The Cork Docklands Delivery Office will lead the development of thousands of homes and the creation of a new urban centre for international investment into Cork City
10 November 2020
Epic Poem Honours North Mon Heroes
The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Joe Kavanagh, has lauded the publication of an epic poem that celebrates the three republican Lords Mayor of 1920, all former students of the North Monastery, CBS
10 November 2020
New Paint Re-use Scheme Comes to Cork
Cork City Council and Cork County Council introduce new paint re-use scheme which will see unused water-based paints in Civic Amenity Sites diverted towards one of two social enterprises
6 November 2020
Cork City Council calls on blood donors across Cork City to give blood
Cork City Council staff and blood donors around Cork City are being asked to give lifesaving blood next week in Cork City Hall, Monday and Tuesday 9 & 10 November
4 November 2020
"Forgotten Lord Mayor" Donal O’Callaghan’s story brought to life
A new book on the third Lord Mayor of Cork to be elected in 1920, Donal Óg O’Callaghan, is published this Wed 4 Nov on the centenary anniversary of his election.