Cork City’s Local Economic and Community Plan 2024 - 2029
Communities of Interest A community of interest is a group of people who have a common sense of identity and set of needs. In the case of the LECP, the communities of interest are those that are most at risk of exclusion, deprivation and/or discrimination. We have highlighted several communities of interest to focus on in this plan, as follows (they are not ranked in order of importance): • Disabled people/people with a disability • Single parents • Migrants and new communities • The Travelling Community • LGBTI+ community • People and families experiencing addiction • People and families experiencing homelessness • Long-term unemployed • Older people • Young people • Women
This plan is a whole-of-city plan and will target communities across the city. However, there is a strong focus in this LECP on RAPID areas 11 . These are areas in the city that are designated as disadvantaged. There are four such areas in Cork City as follows:
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Knocknaheeny-Hollyhill-Churchfield
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Blackpool-The Glen-Mayfield
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Fairhill-Gurranabraher-Farranree
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Togher-Mahon-Ballyphehane
This plan also recognises the need to focus our actions on other areas experiencing disadvantage outside RAPID areas.
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