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NATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION CEREMONY ON SUNDAY JULY 14th 2013
The National Day of Commemoration Ceremony, to honour all those Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations, will be held this year on Sunday, 14th July at Fitzgerald’s Park. More......
Water Supplies Update - Cork City Council 4th January, 2011
Cork City Council leak detection and repair crews continued to make good progress in reducing water losses over the past weekend.
Lord Mayor opens Book of Condolences for victims of Chilean earthquake
Parking and Road Closures for St. Parick's Day, Wednesday, 17th March 2010
Cork St. Patrick's Festival - Wednesday, 17th March 2010
40 Foot Croc rocks Cork St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Lord Mayor launches Community & Voluntary Awards 2010
Cork Area Transit System Study
Part XVI Application for St Patrick's Festival
Cork hosts Inter Faith Event - 22nd January 2010
Lord Mayor launches 7th Cork Lifelong Learning Festival
Lord Mayor opens Book of Condolences for victims of Haiti earthquake
Cork St. Patrick’s Festival - entries now open
Blackpool City Farm and Family Fun Day – Sunday, 28th March 2010 (2pm-5pm)
Celebrate International Women's Day on 8th March
Book of Condolences opened for the victims of the Smolensk Air Disaster
Cork Public Transport Feasibility Study
Register of Electors 2010/2011
Lord Mayor dedicates EQUILIBRIO
60,000 enjoy Cork's St. Patrick's Day Parade
Clipper Race - new 'Cork' Skipper announced
Invitation to participate in Volunteer Week
MAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY WEEKEND 2010 WASTE COLLECTION ARRANGEMENTS
Proposed South Mahon Local Area Plan 2011
Cork City Council Community Maintenance Grants Scheme
2010 Blackpool Flower Box Scheme
Road closures and traffic diversions for Clipper festival
Boil Water Notice - new (4.30pm, 26/11/09)
Lord Mayor receives Official Car from Ford Ireland
The Ford Motor Company recently delivered to the office of the Lord Mayor the free use of the company’s flagship car, the Mondeo Titanium 2.0 TDCI, for the year 2011.
Civic Reception for Cork Footballers in Honour of their Victory in 2010
On Tuesday 21st December 2010 the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Michael O Connell hosted a Civic Reception in Cork City Hall to honour the 2010 Senior Cork Football team.
The Lord Mayor and Cork hurlers launch Get Active Initiative
The Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Michael O' Connell is encouraging the people of Cork to become more active. More...
Lord Mayor extends his sympathies to the victims of the plane crash at Cork International Airport
The Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Michael O’ Connell today (Thursday 10th February ) extends his sympathies to the families of the victims of this mornings plane crash at Cork International Airport.
A Book of Condolence is opened for the victims of the plane crash at Cork International Airport.
Live streaming of Election Count from City Hall Cork Saturday 26th February
Cork City Council will be providing live streaming on its website www.corkcity.ie of the election counts for the Cork North Central and Cork South Central constituencies for General Election 2011 live from the count centre in the Concert Hall , City Hall Cork on Saturday afternoon February 26th from 4.00 p.m. onwards. More...
You cannot vote if you are not registered.
Members of the Public are are invited to attend the upcoming SMILE Resource Exchange event.The acronynm SMILE stands for Saving Money Through Industry Links and Exchanges..More...
SUCCESS STORY FOR CORK CITY COUNCIL’S FÁS GRADUATE WORK PLACEMENT PROGRAMME:
To date 3 Graduates from Cork City Council’s Fás Work Placement Programme have secured paid employment on the strength of their placement with Cork City Council. More...
Cork City Council Seminar; “Smarter Travel - Traffic & Travel Information".
Cork City Council’s Roads and Transportation Directorate is coordinating a national seminar “Smarter Travel - Traffic & Travel Information”, on March 23rd 2011, at The River Lee Hotel, Western Rd, Cork. more.....
Cork spreads a little happiness as St. Patrick's Festival details are announced
The Cork St. Patrick’s Festival, presented by Cork City Council, has today put out the call to dust off those winter blues and get happy at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. More...
City News Autumn Winter 2010 Issue
Cork City Council's Newsletter for Households and Businesses in Cork City.
Following the major break in the trunk water main at Old Youghal Road early this morning, the City Council can confirm that work is continuing on the repair of the relevant section of main with two work crews on site since early morning.
Burst water main in the area of the Fever Hospital Steps.Cork City Council wishes to advise that at 2.48am this morning, it was notified of a burst water main in the area of the Fever Hospital Steps. Emergency services responded immediately, with fire crews at the scene within minutes.More....
Burst water main Old Youghal Road - Disruption of Water supplies Update 5.00 p.m. Monday March 28th
Cork City Council has carried out emergency repair works on the water main on the Old Youghal Road today Monday the 28th March. Following the success of these repairs supply has been restored to the affected areas.More...
Lord Mayor pays tribute to Cllr David McCarthy (R.I.P.)
The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Michael O’ Connell, today paid tribute to his personal friend and colleague Cllr. Dave McCarthy more....
Cork City Council’s Planning and Development Directorate have recently published Cork City’s Burial Places. More....
Lifetime Lab wins Heritage Council Best Interactive Event Award.
Water Open Day organised by Lifetime Lab has been selected as Best Interactive Event. More...
Energy Efficiency Retrofit Fund (EERF) for Lee Rd. Water Treatment Plant.
Cork City Council was successful in attracting substantial funding for energy efficient upgrades at the Lee road water treatment plant.More.....
On Wednesday 4th May 2011 the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Michael O'Connell and Cork City Council hosted a Civic Reception for Irish rugby international Ronan O'Gara to mark the occasion of achieving 100 international caps. More...
Lord Mayor hosts Civic Reception for former TDs Bernard Allen and Noel O'Flynn
On Friday May 6th 2011 the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Michael O'Connell and Cork City Council hosted a Civic Reception to honour two former TDs Bernard Allen (FG) and Noel O'Flynn(FF) who retired prior to the General Election in February for their services to the Cork North Central constituency. More...
Visit of HM Queen Elizabeth II to Cork
Preparations are continuing for the visit of HM Queen Elizabeth II to Cork on the final leg of her State Visit to Ireland on May 20th. More....
City Council declares Cork "Open for Business’"on day of Queen’s Visit
Cork’s Lord Mayor Cllr Micheal O’Connell has called on the people of Cork to join him in welcoming H.M. Queen Elizabeth II to Cork City on Friday, 20th May. More
British Ambassador pays courtesy visit to Lord Mayor
The British Ambassador to Ireland, His Excellency Julian King paid a courtesy visit on Tuesday May 3rd to the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Michael O' Connell. More...
Lord Mayor's Cork Volunteer Week 6th-12th June 2011 The Lord Mayor's Cork Volunteer Week will take place from the 6th-12th June 2011.The main event taking place during the week is the volunteer fair in City Hall where over 150 non-profit organisations will be exhibiting to highlight the volunteering opportunities available in Cork.More...
Bonfire Night June 23rd celebrations - family events and safety advice
Cork City Council is organising a number of family friendly events for Bonfire Night thoughout the city and would like to provide advice to the public on procedures to follow in the interest of public safety. More...
National Day of Commemoration Ceremony
The National Day of Commemoration Ceremony to honour all those Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations will be held this year on Sunday, 10th July, in Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork. More...
Cork City Council Website Shortlised for Irish E-Government Awards
Cork City Council Website has been shortlisted in 3 categories in the 2011 Ireland eGovernment Awards
On Saturday August 27th, prepare to take a step back in time as Cork plays host to Cork Heritage Open Day.More....
The Lady Mayoress' Coffee Morning in aid of Hospice
The Lady Mayoress’ Coffee Morning 2011 in aid of Hospice will take place on Thursday September 15th in the Millennium Hall, City Hall,Cork from 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. In keeping with the policy that all funds raised locally will stay locally, all proceeds from this event will go to Marymount Hospice, Curraheen, Cork.
Special meeting of Cork City Council to be convened for prospective Presidential Candidates
A Special Meeting of Cork City Council will be convened on Monday 5th September at 6.30 p.m. to which prospective Presidential Candidates will be invited to address members of Cork City Council. More...
Celebrate European Mobility Week 2011 with Cork City Council
Cork City Council is again promoting European Mobility Week, an initiative taking place every year from 16th to 22nd September in hundreds of cities and towns all over Europe. More...
Lord Mayor congratulates Diarmuid Gavin on Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal
On Thursday May 26th the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Michael O’Connell, congratulated Diarmuid Gavin on winning a Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower show with the Cork Sky Garden. The winning entry forms part of a larger garden commissioned by Cork City Council and Fáilte Ireland for the Mardyke in Cork which is due to be unveiled in the summer of 2012.
Cork City Integration Conference 2011
A conference took place on Monday 26th September on “Integration in Cork City” at which experts outlined the local, national and European perspectives on integration to public sector managers and the public. More....
North Blackpool Local Area Plan 2011
The North Blackpool Local Area Plan was adopted by the Members of Cork City Council at the ordinary council meeting of 26th September. In accordance with section 20(4)(a) of the Planning & Development Acts 2000 - 2010, the adopted Local Area Plan came into effect on 23rd October 2011. More......
Cork City Council embraces Road Safety Week
Monday 10th October 2011 – Sunday 16th October 2011 was National Road Safety Week. In conjunction with the national events rolled out by the Road Safety Authority(RSA), Cork City Council held a number of local road safety initiatives throughout the week to highlight the importance of road safety behaviour with emphasis being put on the education of pre-school and primary school children as well as young adults. More.....
Cork City Council nominated for Local Government Excellence Awards
Cork City Council has been nominated in five different catagories by Chambers Ireland in the Excellence in Local Government Awards which are held in association with the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government. The awards will take place on Wednesday 9th November in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin. More....
CORKMEET 2011: DUBLIN FORUM: November 10th
CORKMEET – one of Ireland’s largest business-to-business networking events, holds its annual networking forum in Dublin’s Croke Park on Thursday November 10th. This is the first time the event takes place in Dublin, and offers a unique opportunity for Cork companies to network with businesses from the Dublin Metropolitan area. More........
Switch on of Cork City Centre Lights Postponed
Due to a severe weather warning from Met Eireann, with rainfall amounts of 50mm likely in the period from: 0600 Thursday – 0600 on Friday, 17th – 18th November, the Switch On of the Cork City Centre Lights due to take place on Friday 17th November has now been postponed until Friday, 25th November. More..
Review of Masterplan for Regeneration in the North West of Cork City
Cork City Council wishes to advise that a review of the Regeneration Masterplan for Knocknaheeny and Hollyhill has been completed. The resulting Review Report is now being finalised by the National Building Agency in consultation with the Councils Housing Directorate. This Report includes revised and updated proposals for future phases of regeneration in these areas.
Important Water Notice- Disruption to service 25th November Bishopstown area
Cork City Council in conjunction with the N25 Bandon Sarsfield Flyover Project will be carrying out essential engineering works to the water supply network at Bandon Road Roundabout between Friday 25th November 2011 at 9.00pm and Saturday 26th November 2011 at 7.00am. Properties in the following areas will experience reduced pressure and some higher level areas may experience disruption in supply. More.....
Cork City Council supporting the Gift a Lift Road Safety Initiative
As people make travel arrangements during the festive season, Cork City Council advises that we all think carefully about the journeys that we need to make during the festive period.A novel way of doing this is by using the new ‘gift a lift’ road safety initiative. More...
Cork City Council promoting fire safety over Christmas
Members of Cork City Fire Department were on the Grand Parade on Monday December 19th giving out valuable information on fire safety at Christmas. More...
The award winning festival A Cork Christmas Celebration presented by Cork City Council in association with Bord Gáis Energy culminates this Wednesday December 21st with an audio tour of the “Christmas Wishes” themed Bishop Lucey Park. The tour which has been produced by Arts & Disability Ireland and Cork City Council has been especially adapted for blind and visually impaired people, their families and their friends.
Cork Global Entrepreneur Launch
Are you an early stage start-up company? Does your solution address issues enterprise customers are facing in the areas of banking, buildings, cities, cloud computing, ...More...
Lord Mayor’s Community & Voluntary Awards
The Lord Mayor’s Community and Voluntary Awards recognise the invaluable work of community groups in the City, which engage in a diverse range of activities. More...
Cork Flooding Update @ 17.00 hrs 29th June
Cork City Council continues to assist residents and property owners with the clean-up of their properties in the areas worst affected by the flooding event on Thursday June 28th. More...
Flooding in Cork Update @ 18.00 hrs 28th June
The Cork City Flood Assessment Team has been monitoring weather and river levels throughout the day. More........
Flooding in Cork Update @16.00 hrs 28th June
Following on from the severe localised flooding resulting from over 46 mm of rain falling between 00.30 and 03.30 hrs early this morning, Cork City Council, working in co operation with local agencies and emergency services, have been and continue to work to alleviate the impact of the flooding. More...
Cork City Council urges public support for National “Slow Down” day
Cork City Council calls on the public to support An Garda Síochána’s National “Slow Down” Day – 7.00 hrs Friday 6th July to 7.00 hrs Saturday 7th July 2012. More...
