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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.

2 November 2020
Cork City Council developing Regional Action Plan for INTENSIFY project
Cork City Council is developing a Regional Action Plan with eight project partners for the Interreg Europe INTENSIFY project.

23 October 2020
Lord Mayor makes lives broadcast to Cork schools
The Lord Mayor of Cork made a live broadcast to the city’s 119 primary and post primary schools this morning as part of a ‘re-imagined Lord Mayor’s school visit’.