The search is on for Cork’s best designed and maintained buildings. Cork Business Association (CBA), in association with Cork City Council, have launched the Cork Better Building Awards 2018. The awards congratulate staff, managers, property owners, developers, architects and designers for high standards in design, conservation and creativity, and also salute the window cleaners, painters and maintenance…
Cork City Council, in conjunction with the Irish Landmark Trust, is carrying out a restoration project on two former barrack houses in Elizabeth Fort, with a view to launching them as short-term, self-catering tourist letting properties early next spring. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Mick Finn yesterday visited Elizabeth Fort to view the progress…
Photo: Diane Cusack Thousands of students starting their journey into academia will receive their very own reusable travel mug, following a collaboration between Cork City Council and UCC and the Southern Region Waste Management Office (SRWMO). Up to 4,500 students will be given the bamboo mug in their first year welcome pack. Furthermore, all retailers…
Cork City Council is welcoming a 20% increase in the number of passengers using the extended Park and Ride Service. The increase was recorded in the first three days of the new extended ‘super 7’ service. Since last Thursday when traffic was rerouted in Cork city centre, the Black Ash Park and Ride service (route…
Building and civil engineering contractors, Cumnor Construction are to begin work next week on the €1.2 million repair and rehabilitation of Cork city’s much-loved St. Patrick’s Bridge. An under bridge crane unit – one of three in the country- is already in place and will be used to clean, repoint and repair the stonework on…
Cork City Council has welcomed the formal announcement of the official visit by HRH, The Prince of Wales and HRH, the Duchess of Cornwall to Cork on Thursday June 14. Speaking following the announcement, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Tony Fitzgerald said: “The people of Cork, and indeed the people of Ireland, have very…
Cork City Council and Conack Construction have signed the main contract on a €16 million social housing scheme in the city which will provide up to 65 new homes, making it one of the largest schemes in the country. 32 three bedroom houses, 24 two bedroom houses, 4 two-bedroom maisonettes, 3 two bedroom apartments and…
Cork City Council is delighted to present Summer in Fitzgerald’s Park in Cork’s largest and most beautiful park. There is nothing more fun than spending time with family and friends in the open air during the summer months and we are fortunate in Cork to have such a gem as Fitzgerald’s park in which to do…
This year’s National Famine Commemoration will take place on Saturday May 12 at University College Cork (UCC). The event will be hosted by UCC in collaboration with Cork City Council. President Michael D. Higgins and Tánaiste Simon Coveney will attend the State Ceremony on Saturday week as will ambassadors. The President will unveil a plague…
Cork City Council is organising a “Learning and Sharing Laboratory” for social enterprises. Social enterprises are businesses that trade to provide essential services in their communities; to tackle particular challenges in society or to address environmental issues. Examples in Cork include Cork Deaf Enterprises which has seen members of the deaf community provide upholstering and French…