Lord Mayor, Tomás Mac Curtain
Lord Mayor, Terence McSwiney
A city that commemorates the past Cork City Council, in association with the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and with the many voluntary and community groups will work together to commemorate significant events that took place in Ireland between 1912 and 1923. The year 2020 holds particular significance for us in Cork City on the centenary of the War of Independence with the deaths of our two Lord Mayors, Tomás Mac Curtain and Terence McSwiney, and the burning of Cork City. Cork City was the first Council elected by proportional representation; the first Council elected by universal suffrage; and the first Council with a republican majority. At its first meeting on 30 January 1920, Cork Corporation pledged its allegiance to Dáil Éireann. A cross party commemoration committee has been created, chaired by the sitting Lord Mayor for the next five years. Community, social and voluntary groups as well as schools can apply for funding under the open Cork 2020 Commemorations Fund. A programme of commemoration is in place for 2020 and our tributes will continue over the historic period to 2023. “The work of the cross party 2020 Commemoration s Committee is about communities and organisations bringing our proud history to life in a respectful way that showcases the city’s r ich cultural and historical fabric”. Cllr John Sheehan, Lord Mayor of Cork
Cathal McSwiney Brugha and Tomás Og Mac Curtain with Lord Mayor John Sheehan.
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