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Council has positioned itself as a standard bearer for both the Transport Sector and Local Government sector through this initiative. The Council is achieving substantial energy savings, cost savings and carbon emission reductions due to its decision to migrate to an electric fleet.
is credited with having won Ireland 10 votes in its successful bid for the Security Council seat.
Age Friendly Initiative
Cork City Council Age Friendly programme team, working with City Library colleagues, undertook to collate the most current and accurate information to deliver to Friendly Forum members electronically and by post twice weekly in a completely revamped feedback. Cork City Age Friendly Newsletter is a runaway success. Feedback was immediate and positive, especially with those who were and are unable to use computers, the internet and other digital means. The Age Friendly Programme newsletter has updated its readership with the contact telephone numbers for statutory and non- statutory support organisations including mental health, Cork City Age Friendly, Friendly Call Cork, Garda Síochána (Community) HSE, Senior Line, Age Action and a host of others from trusted sources and has offered practical advice and information. It will grow and develop into the future. It is a local initiative, a partnership with Communities in all their forms.
Festival of the Year
SeaFest is Ireland’s largest free maritime festival and took place along the Cork City quays from Friday, 7th June to Sunday, 9th June, 2019. Aimed at increasing participation and engagement with the seas in close proximity to Cork City quays, the Seafest programme consisted of over 100 free events. The programme was developed through a Steering Group comprising of representatives of State, education, community, industry, leisure, and business. The festival attracted approximately 100,000 visitors. Crucially, as part of Ireland’s campaign to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council, Seafest 2019 was identified by Government as a strategic opportunity for Ireland to engage with other Island Nations. Leaders from 31 Island Nations attended Seafest 2019, and the festival
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