ST PATRICK’S BRIDGE, CORK
Cork City at a Glance When you live, work, study or visit Cork city, you’re in a unique position to be part of a buzzing city surrounded by beautiful countryside. The Cork of the future must retain the quality of life that we love, protect the assets of the region and ensure life thrives because of a strong competitive city. Cork City is a city of welcomes. An ambitious city Located on the south coast of Ireland, Cork City is the second largest city in Ireland and second English speaking city in Europe with a population of over 211,000 people. Cork City is the key driver of the southern region of Ireland. Our ambition is to strengthen the role we play regionally and locally. This ambition is underpinned by Government policy as set out in the National Planning Framework (NPF). This sets a target for Cork City for the population to grow by 125,000 to over 335,000 people between 2020 and 2040, which will make it the fastest growing city in Ireland. This will require a concerted effort to build houses, create circa 75,000 jobs and provide a range of health, social, community and cultural services. Cork will continue to thrive as place of energy, ambition, determination and enterprise. In May 2019, the administrative boundary of Cork City expanded to include the suburbs, neighbourhoods, towns and villages that relate to the City. As a result, the population increased by 85,000 residents. In addition the political and administrative structures of Cork City were reorganised to ensure that the City Council is prepared to deliver the ambitions for Cork.
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