[Leading Cork to take its place as a World Class City] __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Furthermore, Cork City has a growing diverse population. Over the five-year period since 2011, only eight counties in Ireland recorded an increase in their non-Irish national population. Cork City saw the largest increase with non-Irish nationals making up 14.1% of those living in the city. Cork saw a rise of 17.2 per cent in new communities between 2011 and 2016. The Cork City Profile 2018 also reveals that over 42% of the population living in Cork city centre are non-Irish nationals. Some 53 candidates from outside Ireland put their names forward in the 2019 Local Elections with 8 elected. In Cork City there were 3 candidates who were non-Irish nationals; one of whom was Dr. Lekha Menon Margassery, an academic from the Indian state of Kerala who ran as an Independent following her attendance at the Department of Justice and Equality seminar “Engaging Migrants in Politics” and engaging with the ‘Shape Your City initiative’. A suite of photomontage-style videos were created by videographer and photographer, Clare Keogh to explore what inspired our female City Councillors to enter politics, the challenges they face as female representatives and what changes they believe must be taken to ensure local democracy is more representative, inclusive and diverse. The videos highlight the motivations and challenges facing women politicians so please watch and share so that awareness around these issues and our new Women’s Caucus i s amplified at a local, national and international level.
Cork City Council’s Corporate Plan 2019 - 2024 is aligned closely with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and gender equality lies at the very heart of these.
Pictured launching the webinar at Nano Nagle place were (l to r) Cllr. Mary Rose Desmond, Chair of Cork City Council's Women's Caucus; Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Colm Kelleher; Dr. Naomi Masheti, Programme Director, Cork Migrant Centre; Caroline O'Driscoll
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