International Relations & Twinning
Development Plan
Strategic Collaborations & Partnerships
As Ireland's second city, we will work to promote international links and relations that benefit Cork city. These include many areas – twinning, building cultural, educational, social, tourist, technical, scientific and economic relationships. We are proud to take a leading role in promoting the city on the international stage as an attractive location for tourists, business and investment.
Preparation for the new development plan will begin in early 2020. In a growing city it will focus on the sustainable ethos, climate action, UN Sustainable Development Goals and Resilient City Goals. The plan will be Cork City Council’s main strategic pl anning policy document and will guide the future development of the city.
In order to deliver this plan, we will need strategic collaborations and partnerships from the voluntary, education, private and government sectors at a local, national and european level. Cork is a place of strong collaboration and creativity and we will cultivate strong intergovernmental relationships to seek opportunities to build benefits for our society.
Urban Regeneration
Tourism
Business & Employment Opportunities
Cork City Council will actively seek to develop projects and programmes to incentivise the productive use of our built heritage assets and the revitalisation of the historic core through the development of sites and buildings. As a key part of Project Ireland 2040 - the Government’s National Planning Framework and National Development Plan – we have received Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) which will help to rejuvenate significant but underused areas. We will create smart, compact, urban growth to enable more people to live in our city. We will work across all sectors to ensure that we make it easier for commuters with walk/cycle paths, reducing traffic, making better use of existing infrastructure and also benefitting our environment.
Tourism is a key driver of Cork City. Cork City acts as a gateway to both Ireland’s Ancient East and the Wild Atlantic Way. In 2017, the most recent year for which data is available, Cork City and County attracted over 2.7million domestic and overseas tourists who spent over €830 million, second only in Ireland to Dublin. In addition to the attractiveness and vibrancy of the City, Cork is home to a range of high- profile tourist attractions, including Blarney Castle, the Crawford Art Gallery, Shandon, the English Market along with award winning cafés, bars and restaurants. Cork City Council is working with Fáilte Ireland to continue to improve the attractiveness of the City to tourists. Cork City Council and Cork County Council are key partners in the ‘Visit Cork’ initiative which is actively promoting Cork to leisure and business tourists under the Pure Cork brand.
Cork City Council provides a range of direct services to business in Cork. It will facilitate a range of initiatives to support and enhance economic activity within the city. Cork City is the economic driver for the region and we work closely with other stakeholders that contribute to economic development in the city and seek to add value to their efforts. Examples of this include; Cork Innovates, Regional Skills Forum, Local Enterprise Office and Funding for Social Enterprises.
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