MARY ELMES BRIDGE, CORK
A connected city
Cork City’s most defining characteristic is, as a port city with a major river, th e River Lee, running through it. ‘ Statio Bene Fida Carinis ’, is the motto on the coat of arms and means ‘A safe harbour for ships’. We identify strongly with our maritime history and tradition of international trade. Cork City’s international connectivity has gone from strength to strength. Sea: The Port of Cork is the key seaport in the south of Ireland. Over €72 million has been invested in the port to improve infrastructure and facilities with additional significant development plans for the lower harbour to commence over the coming years. The plans to expand port facilities in the lower harbour provides Cork City with an opportunity to deliver one of the largest regeneration schemes in Europe, the 179- hectare Cork Docklands. Over the next 20 years circa 33,000 people will live in Cork Docklands and host a further 35,000 jobs. Air: Cork City is home to I reland’s second largest and fastest growing international airport with 2.4 million passengers travelling over fifty destinations in 2019. Cork Airport continues to expand the region’s connectivity, enhancing Cork’s potential to conduct international b usiness and attract tourists. Road: Investment plans are being advanced to improve road access between Cork and the rest of the Southern Region. Plans include investment in the N/M20 connecting Cork and Limerick, the N22 between Cork and Kerry and the N25 to the east of Cork and Waterford. In addition, plans are in place to improve road infrastructure within the city, including the upgrading of the Dunkettle interchange along with the development of routes to both the north and the south of the city.
Rail: There is continued improvement in the intercity and surburban rail in Cork. The station acts as a hub for intercity services to Dublin and Tralee and commuters services to Mallow, Cobh and Midleton.
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