The Household Charge is an annual charge introduced by the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 which is payable by owners of residential property. The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland commits the Government to the introduction of a property tax for 2012. We are one of the last countries in Europe that does [...]
The Lord Mayor’s Tea Dance 2012 is taking place in City Hall Cork Sunday January 29th, 3pm-6pm. Tickets are €6 and are available from Pro Musica. Entertainment is provided by the Cork Pops Orchestra conducted by Evelyn Grant and we expect some of our dancers to out-dance ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. Rona Coulter and her dancers from Viva [...]
At a recent meeting of council, the City Manager briefed council on our preparedness for a severe winter this year. Cork City Council is responsible for the maintenance of roads within the Cork City area. Winter maintenance is a key component of this service and is vital to the local economy and road safety. It [...]
Well, the Cork Passport proposal has sparked some debated, with #corkpassport trending on twitter over Friday and Saturday as opinions intensified. A flavour of some of the twitter response to #Corkpassport:
Corkonians’ unique attachment and devotion to their county is known country and world wide. The Certificate of Irish Heritage is a great initiative, and creates great value and a bond with our people wherever they live, but why not take this further with a Cork Heritage cert or “Cork passport”. For those of us born [...]
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