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17 April 2020
Interactive map of Cork City community support services launched
Cork City Council has launched an interactive online map detailing locations and contact details of support services available for people who need them in our city communities, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
9 April 2020
Cork City's Friendly Call sees a 27% increase in demand
Cork’s Friendly Call service, where volunteers make a daily call to people living alone, has seen a 27% hike in phone calls since COVID-19 restrictions began.
7 April 2020
300 calls made to Cork City Council's New Community Helpline
Cork City Council’s Community Response Forum (CRF) helpline, aimed at supporting vulnerable residents, took over 307 calls since it first began operation over a week ago.
3 April 2020
Cork City's Interreg Project makes a valuable contribution
Increasing awareness of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through community engagement by targeting and motivating communities utilising digital social platforms and financial instruments
30 March 2020
The Lord Mayor of Cork and Council Staff Support Blood Donation Drive
On Monday 30 March, The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr John Sheehan was first in the door to give blood at a special Covid19 Emergency blood donation clinic held in City Hall.
20 March 2020
Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí & Gael Taca Comóradh Thomáis Mhic Curtáin
To mark the centenary of the death of Tomás Mac Curtain on 20th March 2020, Gael Taca are running two online competitions about Mac Curtain for young and old.
10 March 2020
Statement: Cork Docklands to City Centre Road Network Improvement Scheme
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.
4 March 2020
Lord Mayor welcomes Chinese Ambassador to Cork in show of solidarity
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.
4 March 2020
Irish Olympian Derval O’Rourke features at Local Enterprise Week event
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.
26 February 2020
MacCurtain and MacSwiney to be honoured in St. Patrick's Day Parade
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.