10 June 2024 By David Lynch david@TheCork.ie Final Results of Cork County Council Local Elections 2024 All 55 seats for Cork County Council have now been filled following the 2024 Local Elections. Fianna Fáil is now the largest party on Cork County Council with 19 Elected Members, followed by Fine Gael with 18. There... Read More
29 May 2024 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Nominations closed for the 2024 Clonakilty Mayoral Election at 5.30pm last Saturday evening, and three members of the Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage Mayoral Sub Committee met at O’Donovan’s Hotel, where the sealed nomination papers were opened and contents recorded. In total, 24 nomination papers had been printed and made... Read More
28 April 2024 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork claims control of harbour, in annual symbolic tradition In a ceremony known as Throwing the Dart, each year the Lord Mayor throws a dart into Cork Harbour at its boundaries, to symbolise the city’s control over the port.
4 March 2024 By Mary Bermimgham mary@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, is leading a delegation to New York and Cork’s sister city of San Francisco as part of Cork City’s longstanding engagements with US partners in advance of St. Patrick’s Day. This year marks the 40th, or ruby, anniversary of the Sister... Read More
9 February 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Kieran McCarthy hosted a civic reception for Cork City FC, to mark their 40th anniversary Ten years ago, when the club celebrated its 30th anniversary, it became the first League of Ireland club from the city to do so, so to reach 40... Read More
11 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Kieran McCarthy was this weekpresented with the 2024 Lord Mayoral car, a fully electric Ford Mustang Mach-E Extended Range AWD, by Padraig Duane, Fleet Business Manager of Henry Ford & Son Ltd. This is the third year that an electric vehicle is... Read More
3 December 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Kieran McCarthy recently launched a new Physical Activity Amenity Scheme. Cork City Council and Cork Sports Partnership will support community groups and organisations in Cork City with introducing physical activity or improving facilities and amenities so that they can be used more for... Read More
26 November 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The MacCurtain Street Public Transport Improvement Scheme – which brings about a significant redrawing of traffic management priorities in the city centre was officially opened this week by Tánaiste Micheál Martin T.D. and Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Kieran McCarthy. The project is aimed at improving the reliability... Read More
26 November 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A plaque was unveiled at City Hall Cork this week, to commemorate that the building was used as a vaccination centre during the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials from Cork Kerry Community Healthcare, Public Health Area D, Cork City Council and the South South West Hospital Group gathered to watch... Read More
2 November 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Christmas season officially kicked off in the Council Chamber of Cork City Hall, as Lord Mayor Councillor Kieran McCarthy launched the 61st Lord Mayor’s Gala Christmas Concert, which will take place on Saturday, 2nd December in Cork City Hall. Attendees at the launch were treated to a... Read More
1 November 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The visit, the first since the COVID-19 pandemic, presents an opportunity for Cork to reignite long-running partnerships in Shanghai and Wuxi, particularly in the areas of health and education. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Kieran McCarthy, is leading a delegation to Cork’s twin city of Shanghai, and... Read More