New bye laws have been drafted by Cork City Council. The proposed bye-laws are in relation to the use, operation, protection, regulation or management of parks, open spaces and cemeteries, which are under the control and management of Cork City Council and are wholly situate in the City of Cork. The list of areas covered [...]
Cork City Council is offering a special package for early payment of refuse charges for 2010. The offer pack includes your annual standing charge and 18 €6 bin tags at a cost of just €350. This is a saving of €58 or 14% of the total cost. If you wish to avail of this offer [...]
Cork City Council has been refunded the €3.1million we spent during the flooding in November. At a recent council meeting, City Manager, Joe Gavin said the monies were refunded to the Council by the Department of the Environment. The council spent: €1.8million repairing the Lee Road Water Treatment plant
As a result of the recent sever weather condidtions, the water supply in Cork City has been asdversely effected. City Council is confident that normal daytime water supply will now be maintained across the city. But in order to safeguard supply pending the repair of
Cork City Council will provide facilities for the acceptance of Christmas trees for recycling in Cork city. All Christmas trees that are collected will be composted at the Civic Amenity Recycling Centre, Kinsale Road Christmas trees may be deposited free of charge at any of the sites listed below from 7th January to 31st January [...]
Emergency repairs are continuing at the Lee Road Water Treatment Plant. This work is proceeding to plan and no unforeseen difficulties have arisen to date. The various elements of the facility (including filters, pumps and electrical equipment) are being tested as they are repaired and are being brought back into full operation on a phased [...]
Emergency repairs are continuing on the critical treatment and pumping equipment at the Waterworks on the Lee Road which was extensively damaged by the recent unprecedented floods. The Waterworks supplies large parts of the city, particularly on the Northside which are fed from the high level reservoirs in Knocknaheeny and Shanakiel. Due to the extensive [...]
Bord Gáis has received a number of queries from natural gas users regarding use of their heating systems during the current water supply situation. The advice from Bord Gáis (www.bordgais.ie) is as follows: “Natural gas central heating systems should continue to operate in instances where water from the mains supply has been cut off.
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