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Commemorations – 100 years
It was Cork City Council’s aim that Commemoration would help us learn more about contemporary society, giving us a deeper understanding of how Irish society was shaped by our past. It would focus on the role of community in the city of Cork, to re- affirm the city’s community ties and be inclusive of all sectors of society. During 2021, notwithstanding restrictions as a result of Covid 19, the following are samples of events that took place under Cork City Council Decade of Centenaries Programme, supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, in commemoration of events 100 years ago.
Honorary Citizens Special ceremony to add the names of former Lord Mayor Tomás Mac Curtain and former Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney to the Roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City. The Mayor of Cork, Cllr Joe Kavanagh and Cork City Council Chief Executive, Ms Ann Doherty, hosted a Special Ceremony online to add the names of former Lord Mayor Tomás Mac Curtain and former Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney to the Roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a traditional special ceremony in City Hall could not take place, the ceremony was broadcasted live on Cork City Council’s YouTube channel. On the proposal of the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Joe Kavanagh, with unanimous support of An Chomhairle, it was approved to add the names of Tomás MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney to the Roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City. The Lord Mayor said: “I wish to acknowledge and commend my fellow Elected Members for their unanimous support at our meeting of An Chomhairle of 12 th October 2020 to add both patriot Lords Mayor to the Roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City. I am privileged as Lord Mayor of Cork, being a successor in office to both Tomás and Terence, who both gave their lives for Cork and Ireland, to a cause they believed in. In my role as Lord Mayor of Cork, one of the elements that impressed me most over the past 12 months, was the interest and pride that the people of Cork have in the legacy of former Lord Mayor MacCurtain and Lord Mayor MacSwiney. It is appropriate that we enshrine the principles and values of the men and women who played their part in the events of that era and reflect the pride in Cork and its people and the roles they played in the events of the commemoration period.”
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