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Cork City Council is today advising the High Court that it is consenting to the setting aside of the Part 8 planning approval for the Cork Docklands to City Centre Road Network Improvement Scheme. This is due to an omission in the Part 8 public notice whereby the conclusions of the environmental screening exercise, while undertaken, were not referenced in the notice.

The Chinese Ambassador to Ireland, He Xiangdong, visited Cork City Hall this morning for an event to demonstrate Irish solidarity with the Chinese people in the face of the coronavirus.

On Wed 4th March in The Atrium, City Hall, Derval will be giving a “Start Your Own Business” workshop as part of Local Enterprise Week.

Cork has a lot to celebrate this year. The Cork St. Patrick’s Festival is an opportunity to embrace all of those things that make us stand out - our identity, our culture, our heart. 2020 is a significant year in Cork’s story and this is being woven into the fabric of the festival, fitting 100 years of rich history into a jam-packed festival line up.

Cork has been hailed the number two small city in Europe for economic potential, according to the Financial Times fDi European Cities and Regions of Future 2020/2021 league

The Lord Mayor will launch the Archives of Us-inspired artworks by Brian MacDomhnaill and Marianne Keating this evening in Cork City and County Archives.

Candidates are responsible for the removal of all of their  election posters (including cable ties) by Saturday 15th Feb 2020.

Applications are sought by Cork City Council, for the Local Community Heritage Grant 2020 and the Local Heritage Publication Grant Scheme 2020

Cork City Council, through its Sports Capital Grant Scheme, seeks to assist local voluntary sporting organisations and clubs in developing and enhancing sports and physical recreation activities throughout the City

Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. John Sheehan, has welcomed the news that the city centre has successfully retained the prestigious Purple Flag award for 2020.