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The Irish Guide Dogs has been announced as the Grand Marshal of the Cork St Patrick’s Day Parade, organised by Cork City Council. The charity, which is this year celebrating 50 years of changing lives, will lead the parade through the city centre with some of the cutest and fluffiest grand marshals the city has ever seen.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Fergal Dennehy, has welcomed the removal of the scaffolding and the near completion of the €590,000 restoration of the famous St Anne’s Church at Shandon.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Fergal Dennehy, launched the 23rd edition of the Lord Mayor’s Civic, Community & Voluntary Awards.

Lessons in leadership, exporting, sustainable procurement and support structures for the self-employed are among the learning experiences that Local Enterprise Office, Cork City is making available to small and micro enterprises this Local Enterprise Week. 

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Fergal Dennehy hosted a special Civic Reception at Cork City Hall to celebrate 45 years of Apple operations in Cork.

Businesses from Cork City had the opportunity to meet buyers from all over the world last month as part of the Local Enterprise Showcase at Showcase 2026 at the RDS in Dublin.  There were over 100 Local Enterprise Office supported businesses from across the country present at the event including six from Cork City.

National government, infrastructure providers and local authorities gathered at Cork City Hall last week for Demystifying Digital Twins — a strategic forum focused on aligning digital innovation with climate targets, infrastructure planning and responsible public governance.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Fergal Dennehy, has hosted the Mayor of the Palestinian city of Nablus for an historic visit to Cork city which aims to foster links between the two cities.

Cork City Council has been awarded €2m in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to significantly accelerate its ambitious retrofitting programme.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Fergal Dennehy, and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, have unveiled a commemorative plaque to an Irish-born hero of the American Revolution who is credited as being the first person recorded to ever write down the words, “The United States of America”.