The Palestinian flag is flying over City Hall today to mark United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Read the full statement here:
👏🏼Huge congratulations to our new Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Honore Kamegni
@CorkGreens
who is the first black councillor of Cork City Council.
🙌🏻 A huge thank you to
@ColetteFinnCork
for serving the people of Cork this past year
🇺🇦Cork City Hall will be illuminated in yellow and blue, the colours of the Ukrainian flag, from tonight - to help express our solidarity with the people of
#Ukraine
and with the Ukrainian community here in Cork and in Ireland🇮🇪
@dfatirl
@merrionstreet
@KelleherColm
@UKRinIRL
From next week, disposable single-use cups will no longer be available at Cork City Council. Staff being encouraged to use these environmentally friendly reusable cups instead
#coffeecupban
#Reuse
#Recycle
🇮🇪Today we remember our patriot Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney, who on this day 100 years ago died after 74 days on hunger strike. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
ℹ️ Visit our new commemorations website to learn more:
#Cork1920
#ACityRemembers
Cork City Council will begin works next week to facilitate the permanent pedestrianisation of 17
@corkcitycentre
streets🚶♀️🚴♀️
ℹ️Learn more here:
#ReimaginingCorkCity
🚴 Re-imagining Cork City🍽️
🚶♀️The creation of 14 new ‘people friendly’ streets & an investment of up to €2 million in our city’s existing cycling infrastructure forms part of a series of transformative initiatives unveiled today
ℹ️Learn more:
🏳️🌈"We fly the rainbow flag today at City Hall as a symbol of our solidarity with the friends and family of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee and the LGBTQI+ community in Cork & Ireland. Cork, a Rainbow City, stands with our LGBTQI+ friends and colleagues"
- Lord Mayor
@KelleherColm
Huge thanks to our street cleaners for their fantastic work - keeping the streets of Cork City tidy from (very) early in the morning to night! According to Paddy, it's a great way to get your steps in! 🧹🗑️🚮
🌉 Shakey Bridge update!🌉
👀The bridge's makeover is almost complete and it's looking spring fresh!
🔧Grit-blasted, repaired and repainted, and a new timber decking walkway in place - we can't wait to see it back Leeside - won't be long now! 😊
A City Remembers...
100 years ago Cork City was reduced to smouldering ashes as auxiliaries set fire to our city
🇮🇪Today we commemorate those who gallantly fought the blaze and those who rebuilt our city from the ashes
ℹ️
#Cork1920
#ACityRising
🚲Great news on a gorgeous day🌞
The new cycle lanes on South Mall are open following completion of works. These lanes complement the recently opened cycle lanes on Terence MacSwiney Quay, Albert Quay and Victoria Rd to provide a safe cycle route from Grand Parade to the Marina.
🎄Thank Cork It's Christmas!🎄
🌟What makes Christmas in Cork so special? The twinkling lights, the decadent hot chocolates, spoiling the ones we love?
🛍️ Supporting local has never been more important. This Christmas please
#ShopLocal
to
#SupportLocal
#ThankCorkItsChristmas
On behalf of the citizens of Cork, we would like to offer a massive congratulations to
@CillianMurphyOG
on his fantastic Oscar win last night for best actor 👏🏼
A huge moment for our country as he becomes the first Irish born Oscar winner ☘️
#corkproud
#history
#Oscars
🚴♀️If you want to get out in the fresh air and get active, check out Cork's newest amenity, the Grange Road to Tramore Valley Park pedestrian & cycleway!
➡️1.5km long, 4m wide, accessible to all ages and abilities, it safely links Grange to the city via Tramore Valley Park.
🇮🇪🇨🇳 Our friends in our Sister City Shanghai have sent some photos of another generous donation of PPE, this one coming from Wenzhou Chamber Shanghai. The boxes are at
@dfatirl
Office of the Consul General in Shanghai, ready for shipment to Cork.
#itsinourhands
#COVID19
🇨🇳Our Chinese friends are generously donating thousands of Personal Protective Equipment goods to help with our fight against
#Covid19
🇮🇪
➡️The donations to Cork City have been delivered to the Irish Embassy in Beijing today and will soon reach those in our city who need it most
Huge congratulations to Izzeddeen & Eman Alkarajeh
@IzzCafe
winners of Cork Person(s) of the month!
🥘Izzeddeen and his wife Eman left direct provision and with their 4 children, overcame all odds to build a new life and successful Palestinian food business in
@corkcitycentre
🌉The name of Cork City’s newest pedestrian bridge, will be announced at the Council Meeting this evening, with elected members choosing between the following shortlisted names: Mary Elmes, Mother Jones, Leslie Price de Barra, Donnchadh de Barra & Joan Denise Moriarty!🤞🤞🤞
🥇🥇We are all SO hugely proud & in awe of Paul ODonovan and Fintan McCarthy’s huge achievement at
#Tokyo2020
today - one a
@UCC
student and another a
@UCC
graduate 👏
#wearecork
The Lord Mayor of Cork is honoured to bestow the Freedom of the City award on Mary Crilly, a founding member & CEO of the Sexual Violence Centre Cork, in recognition of her work in the areas of sexual and domestic violence, sex trafficking, female genital mutilation & stalking.
🌉Cork's new bridge the
#MaryElmesBridge
is being lifted onto barge in Cobh today!
🌊The 165 tonne pedestrian and cycle bridge, will be transported by barge from the Cobh shipping yard where it was assembled to its city centre location this week
ℹ️
Every morning, our cleansing crews work tirelessly to prepare the
#citycentre
, ensuring that our city is spic and span. This morning, we captured some of our team Tony, Joe, & Dave working on Washington St.
@CBA_cork
@CorkChamber
⚠️There is localised spot flooding on the North Mall - please take care on approach
@MetEireann
yellow warning for rainfall is in place until later this evening - for updates visit:
🚗Please drive with care and do not drive though flooded Roads
#TakeCare
The changing Cork City that welcomes in Ballincollig, Glanmire, Blarney, Tower, Douglas, Rochestown, Grange, Frankfield & Whites Cross is all about preparing for a more sustainable future for our children. Check out our
#newcity
video..
The Marina will be pedestrianised from 8am-8pm 7 days a wk to help patient access to the
#COVID19ireland
test centre at
@PaircUiCha0imh
.
Details of test appointments are needed if you want to drive up Link Road/Centre Park Rd. Local access only .
#staysafe
@BlackrockVlg
The Big Fella has arrived!
This afternoon, the Lord Mayor of Cork,
@cllrkmac
along with Cork sporting greats Rena Buckley, Jimmy Barry Murphy, and Ronan O'Gara unveiled the new Michael Collins statue located on the Grand Parade.
🌁The iconic
#ShakeyBridge
is back home!🌁
Restoration & repair works were undertaken to address extensive corrosion and damage to the 50.9 m heritage structure
🌁Daly Bridge is unique in Ireland as the only surviving pedestrian suspension bridge of its type!
#WelcomeHome
Welcome back to all visiting
@corkcitycentre
& wider city today. Best of luck to shops opening shutters for the 1st time in over 2.5 mths - after wks of preparation to ensure you can again
#shoplocal
safely!
🌈 pls take care of yourself & be mindful of those around you
🚫 Car Free Day
Members of the public are encouraged to visit the town on Saturday without their cars, either on foot, by bicycle, or on public transport to enjoy the city's streets without traffic and soak up the atmosphere.
💻 To learn more, visit:
🚶♀️Emmet Place is the latest street in Cork City centre to become more people-friendly.
🛣️It has now been closed to cars from the entrance to
@CrawfordArtGall
to Lavitts Quay.
➡️It's part of a programme to facilitate physical distancing and support local businesses
#shoplocal
🗞️A familiar face to many in Cork, legendary Echo Boy Michael O'Regan called to visit Lord Mayor Cllr. John Sheehan today - the 51st Lord Mayor of Cork Michael has met to date! 🧢
Election Results for
#corkcityse
. Mary Rose Desmond (FF), Des Cahill (FG), Honore Kamegni (Grn) and Peter Horgan (Lab) are deemed elected.
#LocalElections2024
We don’t think our Lord Mayor, Dr John Sheehan could have imagined he’d spend the Spring of his mayoralty working in full PPE at a
@HSELive
respiratory unit built to suppress a pandemic
#holdfirm
🌈
#InThisTogether
City Hall is transformed again just two days later to announce a major
@rte
documentary on legendary Cork hurler, Christy Ring due to air this Thursday, Dec 17
@CorkGAAChair
@tonyleen
In the run up to 9 August, we want to introduce you to our 7 fantastic measures that will improve access for all!
🚨 Reduced bus fares🚨
Make sure you have your Leap Card at the ready...from 9 August you can travel for as little as 1 euro across the red zone.
#ItsAllGo
#Super7
🚴♀️Update🚵♂️
⚒️Our crews have been busy placing bollards down at cycling lanes on South Main Street and Bachelors Quay
🚴Works to Washington Street lanes have started today and should take 2 days to complete
The people of Cork today paid tribute to community activist John Kennedy RIP
John touched the lives of many across both Cork City and County through his work with Ogra Chorcai and later with
@Foroige
, and his dedication to
@CorkCityFC
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
Go on Ireland! Cork City Hall and Berwick Fountain on Grand Parade will turn green tonight for this weekend's rugby Six Nations clash with England
#COYBIG
#SixNations
🇮🇪🏴🏉
👀Take a sneak peak of 1 of Cork City's 5 newest outdoor dining streets!
🍽️Thanks to Fáilte Ireland's weatherproofing scheme 5 city centre streets have benefitted from new parasols, windbreaks, heaters, festoon lighting, planters & more
✨More updates on the way!
From one Lord Mayor to another ... former Lord Mayor of Cork,Tim Falvey was delighted to receive his
#vaccine
from another former Lord Mayor, Dr John Sheehan
@CorkKerryCH
Trojan work by
@cc_civildefence
volunteers today … spent the afternoon pumping water in Blackpool village leaving just before 6pm with most of flood waters gone 🙏
#StormBabet
📢Call-out for Parklet Partners!🌸
🏞️Cork City Council is looking to provide 10 more city parklets and we need YOUR help!☕️
Business owner, institutions, neighbourhood organisations, & community-based groups can apply to be a “Parklet Partner”🌿
ℹ️Info:
Huge thanks to our operations dream team who have been working around the clock to help make
#UnionQuay
a safe & people-friendly space with plenty of room for alfresco dining and
#SocialDistancing
🍽️👩🍳
#ReimagineCorkCity
🔴Cork's Legends Show Their Colours Ahead of Tomorrow's Match!🔴
❤️Huge thanks to Cork's legendary Olympian athletes
@RM_Heffernan
& Marian Heffernan & their beautiful family for sharing their message of support
@officialcorkgaa
!🇮🇪
📸Share your messages &pics using
#CorcaighAb
ú
🌁The final section of the Shakey Bridge is being set in place!🌁
Restoration and repair works were undertaken in August last year to address extensive corrosion and damage to the 50.9 m heritage structure.
#WelcomeHome
🌉 The Shakey Bridge 🌉
Restoration works continue on Daly's Bridge (aka the Shakey Bridge!) the bridge was dismantled in 4 sections & transported to the workshop for repair where it has had its 1st cleaning & repairs are due to be complete by Xmas!🎄
🚵♂️Update🚴♀️
🚴♀️Our crews have now placed bollards down at cycling lanes on Washington street - check it out⬇️
➡️Works have also now completed on the Southern Road
🤝More to come!
🏳️🌈Cork Pride Festival 2023🏳️🌈
🎼 Setting off from Grand Parade at 1pm, the parade will be followed by the Cork Pride Party on Kennedy Quay with live performances.
#Corkpride
#Pride
🔴⚪️Cork City Hall will be lighting up
#Red
to wish our amazing Cork Camogie team the very best of luck in tomorrow's final! You've got this!🔴⚪️
👏Go n-éirí go geal libh!
#RebelsRising
#CorcaighAb
ú
🎉Huge congratulations to the amazing, innovative young people from Cork Migrant Centre who yesterday were the first recipients of a Cork Learning City Award from Lord Mayor
@Joekavanaghcork
, in recognition of their leadership in advancing inclusion and equity through learning.
Cork City Hall will light up in blue tonight to thank healthcare and
#frontline
services workers for the phenomenal work they are doing during
#Covid19
👏You can help support our healthcare workers and frontline heroes by making sure you
#StayAtHome
🚶♀️Update🚴♂️
🚵New bollards were placed along the cycle lane at Alfred street yesterday & today works are continuing on Kinsale Road
➡️More updates to come!
Only six days to go until
@TramoreValPark
is officially opened by
@corkcityparks
! Once the city’s landfill, it’s now a 70 hectare park with bmx tracks, pitches, outdoor gym & space for events 🌿🌱🌳🥅
#cork
📜Annual Meeting Of Cork City Council
👏Huge congratulations to our new Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Deirdre Forde
@FineGael
- elected with 21 votes at tonight's Annual Meeting of Cork City Council
😊Thanks to
@KelleherColm
for serving the people of Cork this past year
👷♂️(Hard) Hats off to the crew working on the Mary Elmes Bridge🏗️
Cork’s newest bridge, the 165 tonne Mary Elmes Bridge, is now open after being transported by barge from the Cobh shipping yard where it was assembled at its city centre location!
They're back! The heritage lamps are being re-installed on St. Patrick’s Bridge this wk - on the Merchant's Quay side. Copper lantern heads will be put in place from November 5. New public lighting columns also being installed.
#cork
Cork City Council's street cleansing crews were working tirelessly yesterday to undertake extensive clean-ups across our city following Sunday's match
🚮We are asking you to please respect your surroundings & dispose of your litter responsibly
👏Thanks to our crews
🔴⚪️Cork City Hall is illuminated in
#Red
and
#White
this week in support of our inspirational Cork team
@OfficialCorkGAA
!🔴⚪️
👏Show your support & 'paint the town red’ - decorate your homes and light up businesses and public buildings! 🎨
📸Share your pics using
#CorcaighAb
ú