Chief E xecutive’s Management Report May 2021
Leading Cork to take its place as a World Class City
Contents Purpose of CE Report ................................................................................................ 2 Our Mission ............................................................................................................... 2 Our Vision.................................................................................................................. 2 Our High-Level Goals and Strategic Objectives .......................................................... 2 Our Values ................................................................................................................. 2
Homeless Services....................................................................................................36 Emergency Accommodation ....................................................................................36 Rough Sleepers ........................................................................................................37 Bishopsgrove............................................................................................................38
Roads ...................................................................................................................... 39
Contact Centre ...........................................................................................................3
Roadworks Programme............................................................................................39 Public Liability Claim Reports ...................................................................................39 Pavement Surface Condition Index (km) ..................................................................39 Regional Roads Grants (km Strengthened) ...............................................................39 Roads Maintenance Programmes ............................................................................40 Blarney Town and Village Renewal...........................................................................43 Transport................................................................................................................. 44 Pay Parking Income ..................................................................................................44 Park & Ride Vehicle Numbers...................................................................................44 Public Bike Scheme ..................................................................................................44 Enforcement ............................................................................................................44 Road Offence Breakdown.........................................................................................45 Road Offence Location .............................................................................................45 Infrastructure Projects ............................................................................................. 46 Roads Capital Programme: TII Funded Projects: .......................................................46 Roads Capital Programme: NTA Funded Projects: ....................................................46 Roads Capital Programme: CCC Funded Projects: ....................................................47 Roads Capital Programme: DTTS & CCC Funded Projects: ........................................47 Roads Capital Programme: LIHAF Funded Projects: .................................................47 Urban Regeneration & Development Fund: .............................................................47 New Cycle Lanes: .....................................................................................................48 Environment ............................................................................................................ 49 Tree Works...............................................................................................................50 Waste Management.................................................................................................51 Biodiversity ..............................................................................................................51
Service Requests ........................................................................................................4 Roads Service Requests ............................................................................................. 4 Housing Maintenance Service Requests .................................................................... 4 Environment Service Requests .................................................................................. 5 Emergency Services & Building Control .......................................................................5 Fire Prevention .......................................................................................................... 6 Building Control......................................................................................................... 6 Library Service............................................................................................................7 Libraries Membership & Visits ................................................................................... 9 Arts & Events ...........................................................................................................10 Arts for All ............................................................................................................... 10 BEAG ....................................................................................................................... 10 Creative Ireland ....................................................................................................... 10 Cruinniú na nÓg....................................................................................................... 10 Training ................................................................................................................... 10 Creative Ireland Climate Action Fund ...................................................................... 10 Streets Ahead .......................................................................................................... 10 Culture Night ........................................................................................................... 10 Cultural Companions ............................................................................................... 11 Schools Programme................................................................................................. 11 Street Arts Initiatives ............................................................................................... 11 Local Live Performance Scheme .............................................................................. 12 Outdoor Public Spaces Scheme ............................................................................... 12 Public Art................................................................................................................. 12 Re-Opening ............................................................................................................. 12 GLOW 2021 ............................................................................................................. 12 Community Culture and Placemaking........................................................................13 Sports Development Officer .................................................................................... 13 Cork City Marathon ................................................................................................. 14 Old Cork Waterworks Experience (Lifetime Lab) ..................................................... 14 Sustainable Travel ................................................................................................... 16 Environmental Awareness Officer ........................................................................... 16 LGBTI+ Inter-Agency Awareness Week May 16th – 22 nd 2021................................. 17 Africa Day Cork 2021 ............................................................................................... 18 Community Content ................................................................................................ 19 Development Management ......................................................................................21 Update on Strategic Housing Developments ........................................................... 21 Planning Submissions .............................................................................................. 21 Pre-Planning ............................................................................................................ 21 Planning Applications .............................................................................................. 22 Contact Volumes in Planning Development Management ...................................... 22 Planning Enforcement ............................................................................................. 22 Exempted Development (Section 5) ........................................................................ 22
Licencing.................................................................................................................. 53
Strategic & Economic Development .......................................................................... 53 Planning Policy Unit .................................................................................................53 Tourism....................................................................................................................53 Climate Action Unit ..................................................................................................55 Local Enterprise Office (LEO) ....................................................................................56 Corporate Services & International Relations ............................................................ 57 Chief Executive’s Office ............................................................................................57 Council Services .......................................................................................................57 Payments Processed ................................................................................................57 Franchise - Register of Electors ................................................................................58 Added to register .....................................................................................................58 Register Activity .......................................................................................................58 Drinking Fines...........................................................................................................58 Communications ......................................................................................................59 Media Queries/Press Releases/Web Posts ...............................................................59 Social Media Engagements.......................................................................................59 FOI/GDPR/Reviews & Requests................................................................................61 Reception Desk Callers .............................................................................................61
Housing Directorate .................................................................................................23
Finance Directorate.................................................................................................. 62
Housing Progress Report May 2021......................................................................... 23 Capital Works .......................................................................................................... 26 Social Housing Stock/Rent Collected ....................................................................... 30 Voids ....................................................................................................................... 30 Vacant Dwellings - by Local Area ............................................................................. 31 Vacant Dwellings - Not on CCC Management Programme....................................... 31 Housing Allocations Report May 2021..................................................................... 32 Housing Assistance Programme (HAP) .................................................................... 33 Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) .................................................................... 34 Private Housing Grants ............................................................................................ 35 Housing Maintenance ............................................................................................. 36
Expenditure..............................................................................................................62 Income by Source.....................................................................................................63 Key Collection Levels ................................................................................................63 People & Organisation Development ........................................................................ 64 Appointments made and Competitions completed/advertised................................64 Climate Awareness Training Update ........................................................................64 ICT Services.............................................................................................................. 65 CRM Cases ...............................................................................................................65 Online Forms............................................................................................................65 Infrastructure Support .............................................................................................66 Top 5 searches .........................................................................................................66
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Purpose of CE Report __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Every month, the Chief Executive of Cork City Council publishes a report with the latest updates, statistics and figures from around the organisation. This Chief Executive ’s Management Report is part of the reporting structures within Cork City Council and aims to: assist the elected members to carry out their governance responsibilities; oversee the executive in the delivery of policy that has been decided by council; provide oversight of the Chief Executive’s discharge of her executive duties. Our Mission __________________________________________________________________________________________________ • We deliver excellent public services to the people of Cork by working collaboratively with our strategic partners. • We are a city of ambition, working with our neighbourhoods, communities and businesses to support economic development and facilitate investment. • We value our culture and heritage and ensure that Cork continues to be successful as an attractive place to live, study, visit and work. Our Vision __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Leading Cork to take its place as a World Class City.
Our High-Level Goals and Strategic Objectives __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Our Values __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Public Good
Trust & Integrity
Respect
People Centric Approach We engage with people in a fair, courteous and timely manner. We strive for continous improvement.
Responsibility
Innovation
We provide high quality services and address peoples’ needs in a manner that is both inclusive and equitable.
We act honestly, openly and fairly in all our dealings.
We treat all people equally with due regard for their needs and rights.
We are accountable and transparent and act responsibly in our dealings and decision making.
We continually seek progressive and creative approaches in the services we deliver.
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Contact Centre
021 4924000 line
Housing Maintenance
Other Housing
Other Services
Category
Litter/Waste
Roads
Total
Calls Served
7,003
465
772
4,353
12,593
Calls Abandoned Voicemails/ Dissuaded TOTAL Calls Received Calls Forwarded by agents
733
67
84
499
1,383
593 (446 vm’s)
282
30
48
233
8,018
562
904
5,085
14,569
Average calls served daily (20 working days in May)
3,363
630
Emails served by CSU agents in April
611
The Community Support help line operated 5 days a week from 9 until 5 for the month of May.
1800 222 226 line
Calls Served
77
Calls abandoned
8
Voicemail
0
TOTAL calls received
85
1 Total served by agents within system but excl. voicemails 1 Callers hang up when a recorded message from CCC is being played (system sees this as caller has received the information they were looking for and have hung up satisfied with the information) 1 Total calls reaching the options menu (IVR system). Note: the IVR does not accurately reflect the exact breakdown of calls as option 1 is used disproportionately by callers resulting in higher numbers for Housing. 1 This includes calls served + voicemails. 1 Emails served by CSU agents includes all emails, submissions and SPAM.
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Service Requests __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Roads Service Requests Service Requests Status of Roads Service Requests
700
700
600
600
500
500
283
400
343
183 309
400
Open
281
300
597
596
551
498
477
300
Closed
200
200
100
327
310
262
257
224
100
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
0
Emergency Routine Urgent
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Roads Service Requests by Month/Year
900
800
700
600
2019
500
2020
400
2021
300
200
100
0
Jan
Feb Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Housing Maintenance Service Requests Service Requests Received
Service Requests Outstanding
Service Requests Closed
3,000
1600
2,000
1,800
1400
2,500
1,600
1200
1,400
2,000
1000
1,200
800
1,500
1,000
600
800
1,000
600
400
400
200
500
200
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
-
-
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
4
1,821
1,802
2,000
1,768
1,615
1,602
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
165
128
121
79
73
200
12
10
6
5
5
-
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Emergency
Routine
Urgent
Environment Service Requests
Litter
Street Cleaning
Trees
-50 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
500
120
100
400
80
300
60
200
40
20
100
0
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
-20
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
Emergency Services & Building Control Fire Special Services
140
100 120 140 160 180
120
100
80
0 20 40 60 80
60
40
20
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
False Alarm
Cardiac First Responder
80
35
70
30
60
25
50
40
20
30
15
20
10
10
5
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
5
250
114, 10%
52
200
319, 29%
150
82
245, 22%
100
70
50
437, 39%
23
0
May
Cardiac First Responder
False Alarms
Fire Special Services
Cardiac First Responder
False Alarms
Fire
Special Services
Fire Prevention Fire Certs
Fire Licensing
Inspections
120
35
50
100
30
40
80
25
30
20
60
20
15
40
10
10
20
5
0
0
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
-20
-10
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
Building Control
Month
Year
Total
May
2021
Building Control Site Inspections
9
May
2021
Commencement Notices
40
May
2021
Completion Certificates
51
May
2021
Dangerous Structures Complaints
5
May
2021
Disability Access Certificates
16
May
2021
% of Commencement Notice
170%
May
2021
New Building Inspections
68
Building Control Functions
100
3
80
51
Disability Access Certificates
31
Dangerous Structures Complaints
60
71
7 0
69
Completion Certificates
40
Commencement Notices
14
40
56
Building Control Site Inspections
20
22
19
14
9
0
0
0
0
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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David O’Brien at the City Library on 10 th May 2021, the first day Cork City Libraries reopened to the public since he took up the position of Cork City Librarian
Library Service Welcome back all!
Cork Words Project Horgans Quay
Cork City Libraries re-opened for borrowing on May 10, 2021 having been closed since December 23. While the service being offered is a limited one of borrowing and returning books and AV materials, both staff and the visiting public are delighted to be reconnected. The Reference Library and Local Studies are operating a phone and email service only and we are unable to offer newspapers, public computers, printing or study spaces at this time, nor can we accommodate visits from groups or classes. Maximum numbers apply and wearing of face coverings is mandatory. We ask that the public limit their visit to a quick one. A priority hour for elderly or at-risk patrons is available each day from 10 am – 11 am, and the public are asked not to borrow from Cork City Libraries if they or someone in their household has symptoms of Covid- 19. The recently painted and refurbished City Library has received very positive feedback from visitors. The borrowing of eBooks and eAudiobooks saw an 15% increase when compared to May 2020 and an incredible 258% increase on May 2019 (11,611 borrowed 2021: 10,083 borrowed 2020; 3,244 borrowed 2019)
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Increased investment at a local and national level has been crucial to sustaining this vital service which has seen many people to look to the public libraries throughout the pandemic, a habit that has continued though we are now open. As with many services a blended approach of in person and online looks to be the way forward for the future of lending materials within our library service. As has been the pattern throughout the pandemic membership of Cork City Libraries continues to increase, with an 8% increase to year end this month on 2020 and 13% increase on 2019 (37,441, 2021: 34,416, 2020: 33,075 2019) *
*City boundary extension of 3 extra libraries increased membership on 31 May 2019
From May 10 to 31, 26,527 visits were made across our ten service points, 63% less than in May 2019. May, in more normal times, sees a huge influx of Leaving Certificate students using the library spaces to study in. We look forward to welcoming increased numbers of visitors as the months progress. Tina pisco’s tenure as Cork City Libraries’ first Writer -in- residence came to an end on May 15. While the ‘residency’ was not what we imagined when submissions were sought, Tina made this inaugural tenure one to be remembered and met all obstacles with resilience and creativity. The entire residency was carried out remotely over Zoom and included engaging through writing workshops, blogs, podcasts and World Book Fest sessions. Much of the work created are legacy pieces which can be built on. Work from the workshops will appear in Cork Words, Poetry in the park and other citywide initiatives. The libraries supported LGBTI+ Awareness Week during May with online events featuring a blog on the life of the writer Patricia Highsmith , an interview by Jamie O’Connell with Gaye Shortland on her book Mind that tis my brother, a virtual tour of the Stonewall exhibition and an interactive mapping project on LGBT friendly spaces in Cork city from 1970’s to the present day. Staff member Dr Sorcha Fogarty held a very successful creative writing workshop on Memoir during the month and the libraries partnered with our colleagues in the Learning City on a livestream lecture with John Wooding, Professor Emeritus in the University of Massachusetts, Lowell on pacifist and social philosopher Richard Gregg.
Free Rhyme and Sign online classes were hosted for parents encouraging communication with babies before they can talk. May saw literature installed on hoardings as the city develops. As part of Cor k City Libraries’ Cork Words project, these were installed on Horgan’s Quay in a collaboration with the libraries and Clarendon Holdings. We hope this is something that will continue as our city redevelops bringing contemporary literature onto our streets showcasing the city’s litera ry vibrancy.
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Libraries Membership & Visits Membership
Library Visits
38000
90000
80000
37000
70000
36000
60000
35000
50000
34000
40000
33000
30000
20000
32000
10000
31000
0
30000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
-10000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020
2021
2020
2021
Items Borrowed
Online Library Visits
70000
60000
30000
50000
25000
40000
20000
30000
20000
15000
10000
10000
0
5000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
-10000
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020
2021
2020
2021
eBooks/AudioBooks
Public PC Use
14000
12000
7000
10000
6000
8000
5000
6000
4000
4000
3000
2000
2000
0
1000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
0
2020
2021
Jan Feb Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
2019
2021
Online Event Promotion
Item Returns
60000
7000
50000
6000
40000
5000
30000
4000
3000
20000
2000
10000
1000
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020
2021
2020
2021
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Arts & Events Arts for All
Publication has begun of the outcomes of the Disability and Cultural Management Training by recipients of Cork City Council supported stipends on www.artsforall.ie including a very insightful article by Maeve Kelleher: https://www.artsforall.ie/news- 1/disability-training-maeve-kelleher BEAG Hybrid delivery of BEAG has gotten underway in creches across Cork City and County. A dedicated section on the Graffiti Theatre Company website now presents information about the programme and access to a members forum filled with resources for childcare workers. See https://www.graffiti.ie/early-years/ Creative Ireland Youth-focused projects currently underway include: Rebel Streets working with Cork Traveller Visibility Group, culminating in an outdoor event on 12 th June to coincide with Cruinniú na nÓg
Tools of the Trade Schools Programme, whose website is due to launch soon: http://www.toolsofthetrade.ie/
Youth Print Collective by Cork Printmakers, an ambitious three year programme for RASM youth
Surplus funding will be applied to a ‘Theatre and Citizenship’ project by The Everyman Theatre i n collaboration with YMCA and Graffiti Theatre Company supported by The Abbey Theatre. Cruinniú na nÓg Cork City’s Cruinniú na nÓg programme officially launched on 17 th May with over 30 events taking place online and onsite. Press coverage including numerous articles in The Examiner, The Echo and the Irish Times ‘Images of the Day’ . National publicity produced in partnership with RTÉ included interstitials, TV ads and Radio on heavy rotation across RTÉ TV, RTÉ radio channels, RTÉJr and a dedicated Cruinniú na nÓg page on rte.ie/learn/ Training Online workshops in Digital Upskilling with Michael Fortune supported by Creative Ireland funding concluded with 85% attendance by those enrolled. Creative Ireland Climate Action Fund An application was submitted to Creative Ireland for the Climate Action Fund for a project entitled ‘KinShip’ which will, if funded, use artistic and cultural methods to engage the public on climate action through a programme sited at Tramore Valley Park. This is a competitive fund and the outcome of the process will be known in July. Streets Ahead Since this professional development programme launched, it has garnered much interest. The ‘Leadership Strand’ has been completed with interest expressed by participants in developing a peer network to sustain and develop on the benefits of this workshop series
The ‘Street Skills Strand’ of Streets Ahead began for those new to the practice.
The ‘Community Strand’ also got underway. The attendance is typically at 50% which is possibly indicative of the challenges faced by youth and community workers at present due to the ongoing impact of Covid to workloads and schedules. A Street Arts Toolkit is nearing completion drawing on all the learning to date. Culture Night Culture Night planning progresses, cognisant of the evolving national environment. Venues have been invited to participate in Culture Night, but to deadlines later than usual, matched to the document COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery: The Path Ahead. Re-opening dates for different types of venues and required safety provisions will roll out in the next weeks, pending good progress, and this will give clarity for venues in planning for the event on Friday Sept 17 th .
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Creative Ireland and Milestone Inventive (new national co-ordinators for Culture Night) have both initiated webinar series to support co-ordinators and venues in developing events conforming to new regulations. In the meantime, the Events team is focussed on planning, procurement and City Council programming. It is currently not planned to use the City Council campus on Culture Night 2021, as it may still be in use as a vaccination centre. Cultural Companions An audio documentary on ‘Tea and Ballet’ by Grey Heron Media on behalf of Creative Ire land was broadcast on Lyric FM
in mid-May. It was very positively received and is available to listen back to as episode 4 here: https://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/info/2021/0506/1214108-golden-opportunities-on-weekend-drive/
‘ Tea and Ballet ’ Cultural Companions
Schools Programme The outcome of the Unfinished Book programme was published this month in readiness for a launch to coincide with Cruinniú na nÓg. Street Arts Initiatives A painting on a meter box was completed by Yvonne Condon on the invitation of Princes St Traders. There are a number of other murals set to be painted around the city this Summer for which the Arts Office is offering guidance and advice including:
Ardú 2021 Programme. Location: multiple TBC
Asphalt Artwork by The Glucksman in collaboration with Fatti Burke and young participants. Location: Oliver Plunkett St.
A Window on the World by Helium Arts and young participants. Location: Cork City Council Civic Office windows.
Mural on mental health themes by Youth Advisory Panel members at Jigsaw in collaboration with Deirdre Breen. Location: Grattan House, Broad St.
Mural on AIDS Awareness by Cork Sexual Health Education Centre. Location: TBC
Mural on environmental themes by SCAN (Student Climate Action Network) in collaboration with Tom Doig. Location: TBC
Mural on environmental themes by Foróige youth members. Location: ESB Walkway, Bishopstown.
Cityscape mural by Yvonne Condon, Crawford Supported Studios. Location: TBC
Mural on military history by Irish Defence Forces. Location: Collins Barracks
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Local Live Performance Scheme In May, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media (TCAGSM) invited applications from all Local Authorities for funding to programme live performances in Summer 2021 (by end September) that will provide work for the local commercial arts and events sector, including artists and crew. The Arts & Events Section applied for the maximum allowable amount of €143,000 and will procure the programme via etenders. Outdoor Public Spaces Scheme Further to recommendation by the Arts Committee, in May, the CCP SPC approved Elizabeth Fort as the preferred site for investment under the Outdoor Public Spaces Scheme for capital improvements to benefit arts and cultural events. The project team will now move forward with making the application for funding and procuring design and works. The Arts Office has agreed to support the Everyman Theatre to deliver a programme of events to the public across 5 weekends from late July to late August 2021. This will act as a prototyping event for the capital investment project. Public Art Maintenance and restorative works are planned for Kingfisher by John Burke on the Wilton Road Roundabout. The Arts Office has engaged with artists Daphne Wright and Johnny Hanrahan and the technical team who created the Listening Posts at Penrose Quay, installed in 2006, to assess the works needed to restore this public artwork. Re-Opening A number of the city’s cultural attractions were enable d to reopen under the provisions for galleries and museums on 10 th May. This included the reopening of St. Peters Commemorative Centre operated by Livingwell Mgmt Ltd. on behalf of the City Council. GLOW 2021 Planning for GLOW 2021 has commenced and the tender the provision of a giant ferris wheel and a possible funfair element has been issued as the current tender was finished in 2020. The tender has a closing date in June 2021.
BEAG Team 2021
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Community Culture and Placemaking Sports Development Officer Youth Worker Training Series
Cork City Council are working with Cork Sports Partnership and Cork ETB to deliver a Youth Worker Training series. Kinsale OEC are leading a three-part programme within this which will allow youth workers to upskill themselves in the areas of team building, camp craft and outdoor survival skills and water sports. The final two sessions took place this month and feedback from youth workers has been excellent. They particularly highlighted how beneficial it has been for them to upskill themselves in water sports. Cork City Council has also purchased six Team Building equipment packs which will be housed in Cork ETB offices and will allow youth workers to borrow the equipment needed to run camp craft sessions with their groups. Youth Work Ireland gave excellent feedback based on a session they ran in the rooftop garden on their building, The Hut. They led an active session and ended it by making s’mores and hot chocolate on their very own rooftop fire!
Travellers Visibility Group- 15,000 Step Challenge
Following the success of a 10,00-step challenge last month, the Travellers Visibility Group in Cork have run a 15,000 step challenge this month. There was excellent engagement from young people and adults alike and it allowed families to be active together. Cork City Council will continue to work with the TVG in the coming months to promote physical activity amongst their community.
Orienteering
Cork City Council have partnered with Bishopstown Orienteering Club and Cork Sports Partnership to put together an Orienteering calendar for May and June. This comprises of 20 days of Orienteering allowing local schools, youth groups and community groups to book a slot. The programme will also highlight some of the wonderful parks and walkways our city has to offer. The events are free of charge and there has been a huge uptake.
Youth Leader Coaching Programme
Our two Youth Leadership Coaching Programmes have taken place throughout May. These programmes are in partnership with the FAI and Munster Rugby and allowed 32 young people to begin on their coaching pathway. Following the completion of these programmes next month, participants will take part in a practical session in Irish Independent Park and Turners Cross where they will coach groups of children from a local primary school and will be presented with their certificates. They will also be offered an assisting coaching placement on our Sports on the Green series this summer where they will have the opportunity to shadow a professional FAI or Munster Rugby coach.
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Cork City Marathon The 2021 Virtual Cork Marathon will culminate on Sunday 6 th June. To date, there are over 1,600 entries, with a growing number of Sanctuary Runners taking part in the marathon, half marathon or team relay. In association with the Cork Sports Partnership, we launched a Virtual Youth Marathon Challenge in early May. Thanks to the work of the CSP, there was a huge response, with almost 4,000 young people, families, youth clubs and over 65 schools taking part county wide. Cork City Cou ncil’s Environmental Awareness Officer, Mary Walsh, has provided the top spot-prizes of 3 touch-free water refill stations, which will be raffled for participating city schools in early June. The Youth Marathon Challenge finishes on the June Bank Holiday Weekend. Old Cork Waterworks Experience (Lifetime Lab) House of Circuits: The roll out of “House of Circuits” a new in school workshop continued for May, suitable to 3 rd & 4 th class groups, a further 18 sessions to over 397 Cork city primary school children were delivered. This project is supported by Science Foundation Ireland under the Discover Programme call 2020.
Explorers Primary Marine Science
Lifetime Lab is the education partner for the Cork region for “Explorers” a primary marine science education program, which is funded by the Marine
House of Circuits workshop kits
Institute. The team made the transition to delivering workshops virtually requiring new content to be created including video resources. A total of 27 online sessions engaging a total of 505 school children from Cork City primary schools were delivered over the month of May.
Pupils presenting Explorers project online to Shazia Waheed of Lifetime Lab
Cork Mini Boat Adventure Primary School children from Cork City submitted artwork as part of the Cork Mini boat Atlantic Adventure project. A total of 276 submissions were received which are in the process of preparation for inclusion on the mini boat itself, feature as a virtual exhibit and a print version will be provided to participating schools as a memento. The mini boat is approx. 5ft in length and will be launched to sea at a future date. This project is supported by the Creative Ireland Programme, an all-of-Government five-year initiative, from 2017 to 2022, which places creativity at the centre of public policy
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Cork Mini Boat draft graphics
Old Cork Waterworks Experience activity:
The visitor experience at Old Cork Waterworks Experience reopened to the public on Monday May 10 th .
Online Booking Platform Old Cork Waterworks Experience is due to reopen to the public from Monday May 10 th . Site preparation including power washing, sanitisation and deep cleaning has taken place. Online platforms such as websites, Google Business, Facebook, Tripadvisor etc. have been updated and a new online booking platform is scheduled to go live to coincide with the reopening date.
Publicity for reopening of the Waterworks Experience
Failte Ireland Digital that Delivers pilot program Old Cork Waterworks Experience have been selected to participate in a pilot program for Digital that Delivers, a new initiative from Failte Ireland. The programme aims to support the digital transformation of the Irish visitor experiences sector, enabling them to respond better a nd address the needs and expectations of today’s visitors — both domestic and international.
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Sustainable Travel Cork City Council launched the cargo bike library scheme, after receiving funding from the Department of Public Reform. We have held discussions with a number of interested parties looking to getting involved in the scheme from both the public and private sectors.
Environmental Awareness Officer Eco Unesco Young Environmentalist Awards
Mary Walsh participated on judging panel for the Eco Unexco Young Environmentalist Awards. The awards were held virtually on 26 th May. The overall winner was in the junior section was the Rochestown Education Together National School with their project Guardians of the Garden.
Creative Climate Application
Mary Walsh participated in the group led by the Arts Office which put an application together for the Creative Climate call which looks to use creative means to bring about behavioural change in the area of Climate Action.
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LGBTI+ Inter-Agency Awareness Week May 16th – 22 nd 2021 The theme for this year’s event was “Intersectionality” and whilst most events were again online, Cork City Council continued to exhibit our support through the Lord Mayor’s online message of support and the raising of the new LGBTI+ Intersectionality and the Rainbow Cities Flag at the City Hall by Lord Mayor Cllr Joe Kavanagh at 6.00 p.m. on Sunday 16 th May 2021 with a simultaneous Flag Raising at 10.00.a.m. (American time) with our twinned City of San Francisco at their City Hall.
Cork City marked international IDAHOBIT Day 2021 by bringing the City Council, public services, community groups and lgbti+ ngos together to challenge homophobia, transphobia and biphobia. As members of the Rainbow Cities Network we had submitted an entry to the shared RCN Photography Exhibition – Intersectionality in the LGBTQ Community and the exhibition was/is available to view across our social media platforms covering LGBTI+ Awareness Week. Annually we raise the Rainbow Flag over the city and across public buildings, parks and community spaces; this year we will raise the Intersectional Rainbow Flag because as Audre Lorde once memorably said .“ there is no such thing as a single issue struggle because we do not live single issue lives ” Our Notes to Cork 2 “ We Are Cork ” billboard campaign ran throughout LGBTI+ Awareness Week highlighting our intersectionality and diversity. Cork City is also took part in the Rainbow Cities Network - Share the Rainbow initiative. We shared the Intersectional Rainbow Flag with our sister city San Francisco who gifted us with a Rainbow Flag allowing us to become the first city on the island of Ireland to formally raise a Rainbow Flag over a civic and public building. Cork and San Francisco signed a Rainbow Memorandum in 2018 and this continues our tradition of working together on lgbti+ issues. We also raised the European Rainbow Flag – a gift from our sister city Cologne and Pulse of Europe showing our colours for the protection of minorities in Europe, in particular the LGBTI community.
The weeks programme was as follows:
Sunday 16th May 10.15 St Anne’s Shandon will open the week with an IDAHOBIT Day Service Sunday 16 th May: Joint and simultaneous Rainbow Flag Raising in Cork and San Francisco Monday May 17th: Cork City took part in Virtual Global Conference Promoting the Rights and Inclusion of LGBTI Youth , 12pm to 16pm CET Tuesday May 18th 12.30 – 2pm Cork Community Health Network virtual meeting Intersectionality & Community Health Work! Wednesday May 19th – Seeding the County & Cumann na Daoine Youghal Queer Chronicles.
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Africa Day Cork 2021
Africa Day ran this year from Friday 21 st May until Saturday 29 th May. This is the second year online and the events this year were packed full of African culture, music, storytelling, fashion design and African cuisine. The Lord Mayor Cllr Joe Kavanagh raised the African Union Flag for the first time at City Hall to coincide with the actual Africa Day Commemoration on the 25 th May 2021. This as a first was extremely well received by the Africa Day organizing committee some of whom were in attendance and all of whom described it as a very proud day for them. The Lord mayor also delivered an online message for all of those in Cork who would celebrate Africa Day 2021. Also as a first five African nations ambassadors sent messages to Africa Day Cork and greeting to their fellow countrymen and women now living in Cork city. All of these messages were relayed through social media formats.
Another feature of this year’s events to engage the young people included a very well managed and Covid-19 compliant Youth Afro Flag hunt around Cork City. Prizes were awarded to the winners who collected the flags and returned them to the organisers over the period of the day from 12.00 – 5.00 p.m. on Saturday 22 nd May.
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Community Content
5 th May, Community Warden Martin Dineen supported a community clean up around Avenue de Rennes in Mahon. This was an initiative between Mahon
Community Association Transition
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Year students of Nagle College.
The hugely successful Play Packs for Older adults were produced once again in May. The Playful Paradigm Project, funded jointly by Cork City Council and HSE Cork and Kerry Community Healthcare , developed a new pack for the summer months, and worked with Community team members to packs and deliver 2,000 to recipients across the city. These packs included games, puzzles, reading materials and wildflower seeds and once again have been well received by senior Corkonians. Partners in the Playful Paradigm Project include Cork City Council, Healthy Cities, Cork Sports Partnership and Meitheal Mara.
Community Team members supported Corporate Affairs in rolling out a modified version of the Lady Mayoress’s coffee mornings, by organising 5 socially distanced community events inMay to celebrate the role of community resilience during the pandemic. Despite a mixed bag of weather, the events were very positive engagement opportunities, where community members enjoyed the occasion of welcoming their first citizens and showcasing some of their projects.
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An online launch of the Togher Faces of Learning project took play on May 14 th , to celebrate the people and community behind Togher Learning Neighbourhood. Learner Portraits were unveiled and the community was welcomed by our Lord Mayor in an online ceremony. The highlight was a Teams interview with some of the youngest learners, Senior Infants from Togher Boys’ School.
In the w/c May 24 th , Cork City Council and An Garda Síochána help the first online Community Safety Forums, covering the Garda Community Engagement Areas- Cork North, Cork South and Cork City Centre. The meetings were well attended by elected representatives, Council staff, community policing colleagues and chairs of local community safety forums, and were also broadcast live on the Council’s website. Members of the public made submissions using an online portal . While the in person, local community Safety forums are a valued component of community engagement and interaction with Council staff and elected members, the online iteration has been a useful interim arrangement and the Community team will continue to work to support the collaborative work with An Garda Síochána.
Cork City Integration Strategy’s kick off meeting was held in May. This basis for this work, laid out in ‘Pure Cork’, is underpinned by the ambition to make Cork a city of welcome for all, and will very much build on the multitude of outstanding work which has been undertaken across the city in areas including migrant integration, LGBTI awareness and social inclusion work programmes. Council partners NASC have secured AMIF funding to carry out the portion of the work which applies to Migrant Integration and this will form an important part of the broader strategy.
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