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Cork (city)

May 10, 2023

"Corcaigh" redirects here. For the village in Northern Ireland, see Corkey.

Cork (Irish: Corcaigh [ˈkɔɾˠkɪɟ], from corcach, meaning 'marsh')[6] is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and third largest city on the island of Ireland. It is located in the Southern Region and in the province of Munster. In the 2022 census, the first following an extension to the city's boundary in 2019, the city had a population of 222,333.[3]

Cork
Corcaigh
City
From top, left to right: City Hall, the English Market, Quadrangle in UCC, the River Lee, Shandon Steeple
Coat of arms
Nicknames: 
The Rebel City, Leeside, The Real Capital
Motto(s): 
Latin: Statio Bene Fida Carinis
"A safe harbour for ships"[1][2]
Cork
Location within Ireland
Cork
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 51°53′50″N 8°28′12″W / 51.89722°N 8.47000°W / 51.89722; -8.47000Coordinates: 51°53′50″N 8°28′12″W / 51.89722°N 8.47000°W / 51.89722; -8.47000
StateIreland
ProvinceMunster
RegionSouthern
CountyCork
Founded6th century AD
City rights1185 AD
Government
 • Local authorityCork City Council
 • Lord MayorDeirdre Forde (FG)
 • Local electoral areas
  • Cork City North West

    Cork City North East Cork City South Central Cork City South East

    Cork City South West
 • Dáil constituency
 • European ParliamentSouth
Area
[4]
 • City187 km2 (72 sq mi)
 • Urban
174 km2 (67 sq mi)
 • Metro
820 km2 (320 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • City222,333[3]
 • Density1,188/km2 (3,080/sq mi)
 • Metro
 (2017)
305,222[5]
 • Demonym
Corkonian or Leesider
Time zoneUTC0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode
T12 and T23
Area code021
Vehicle index
mark code		C
WebsiteOfficial website

The city centre is an island positioned between two channels of the River Lee which meet downstream at the eastern end of the city centre, where the quays and docks along the river lead outwards towards Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, one of the largest natural harbours in the world.[7][8]

Originally a monastic settlement, Cork was expanded by Viking invaders around 915. Its charter was granted by Prince John in 1185. Cork city was once fully walled, and the remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North Main streets. The city's cognomen of "the rebel city" originates in its support for the Yorkist cause in the Wars of the Roses.[9] Corkonians sometimes refer to the city as "the real capital",[10] a reference to its opposition to the Anglo-Irish Treaty in the Irish Civil War.[11]

History

Main article: History of Cork

Cork was originally a monastic settlement, reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century.[12] Cork became (more) urbanised some point between 915 and 922 when Norseman (Viking) settlers founded a trading port.[13] It has been proposed that, like Dublin, Cork was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network.[14] The ecclesiastical settlement continued alongside the Viking longphort, with the two developing a type of symbiotic relationship; the Norsemen providing otherwise unobtainable trade goods for the monastery, and perhaps also military aid.[15]

 
Map of 16th-century Cork
 
Patrick Street c. 1890–1900

The city's charter was granted by Prince John, as Lord of Ireland, in 1185.[16] The city was once fully walled, and some wall sections and gates remain today.[17] For much of the Middle Ages, Cork city was an outpost of Old English culture in the midst of a predominantly hostile Gaelic countryside and cut off from the English government in the Pale around Dublin. Neighbouring Gaelic and Hiberno-Norman lords extorted "Black Rent" from the citizens to keep them from attacking the city. The present extent of the city has exceeded the medieval boundaries of the Barony of Cork City; it now takes in much of the neighbouring Barony of Cork. Together, these baronies are located between the Barony of Barrymore to the east, Muskerry East to the west and Kerrycurrihy to the south.

 
Workers clearing rubble on St Patrick's street following the Burning of Cork.

The city's municipal government was dominated by about 12–15 merchant families, whose wealth came from overseas trade with continental Europe – in particular the export of wool and hides and the import of salt, iron and wine.

The medieval population of Cork was about 2,100 people. It suffered a severe blow in 1349 when almost half the townspeople died of plague when the Black Death arrived in the town. In 1491, Cork played a part in the English Wars of the Roses when Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the English throne, landed in the city and tried to recruit support for a plot to overthrow Henry VII of England. The then-mayor of Cork and several important citizens went with Warbeck to England but when the rebellion collapsed they were all captured and executed.

The title of Mayor of Cork was established by royal charter in 1318, and the title was changed to Lord Mayor in 1900 following the knighthood of the incumbent mayor by Queen Victoria on her visit to the city.[18]

Since the nineteenth century, Cork had been a strongly Irish nationalist city, with widespread support for Irish Home Rule, and the Irish Parliamentary Party, but from 1910 stood firmly behind William O'Brien's dissident All-for-Ireland Party. O'Brien published a third local newspaper, the Cork Free Press. Cork was overtaken by Belfast as Ireland's second-largest city in the nineteenth century.

In the War of Independence, the centre of Cork was burnt down by the British Black and Tans,[19] in an event known as the "Burning of Cork"[19] and saw fierce fighting between Irish guerrillas and UK forces. During the Irish Civil War, Cork was for a time held by anti-Treaty forces, until it was retaken by the pro-Treaty National Army in an attack from the sea.

City boundary

Further information: 2019 Cork boundary change

The boundary was expanded in 1840, in 1955 and in 1965.[20][21][22]

In 2018, cabinet approval was given for a further extension of the Cork City boundary, to include Cork Airport, Douglas, Ballincollig and other surrounding areas.[23][24] Legislation to expand the boundary of the city, which would increase its area to 187 km2 (72 sq mi) and the population within its bounds from 125,000 to 210,000,[25] was debated and approved in Dáil Éireann in June 2018.[26] Corresponding legislation was drafted during July 2018,[24] and enacted as part of the Local Government Act 2019.[27][28] The boundary change occurred on 31 May 2019, following the 2019 local elections.[4][29]

Climate

The climate of Cork, like the majority of Ireland, is mild oceanic (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification) and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. Cork lies in plant Hardiness zone 9b. Met Éireann maintains a climatological weather station at Cork Airport,[30] a few kilometres south of the city centre. The airport is at an altitude of 151 metres (495 ft) and temperatures can often differ by a few degrees between the airport and the rest of the city. There are also smaller synoptic weather stations at UCC and Clover Hill.[30] Due to its position on the coast, Cork city is subject to occasional flooding.[31]

Temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) or above 25 °C (77 °F) are rare. Cork Airport records an average of 1,227.9 millimetres (48.34 in) of precipitation annually, most of which is rain.[32] The airport records an average of 7 days of hail and 11 days of snow or sleet a year; though it only records lying snow for 2 days of the year. The low altitude of the city, and moderating influences of the harbour, mean that lying snow very rarely occurs in the city itself. There are on average 204 "rainy" days a year (over 0.2 millimetres (0.008 in) of rainfall), of which there are 73 days with "heavy rain" (over 5 millimetres (0.2 in)).[32] Cork is also a generally foggy city, with an average of 97 days of fog a year, most common during mornings and winter. Despite this, however, Cork is also one of Ireland's sunniest cities, with an average of 3.9 hours of sunshine every day and only having 67 days where there is no "recordable sunshine", mostly during and around winter.[32]

Climate data for Cork Airport (ORK) weather station (ICAO code: EICK, WMO identifier: 03955), 153m amsl, 1981−2010 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0) 		14.0
(57.2) 		15.7
(60.3) 		21.2
(70.2) 		23.6
(74.5) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.3
(82.9) 		24.7
(76.5) 		21.4
(70.5) 		16.2
(61.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		28.7
(83.7)
Average high °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8) 		8.3
(46.9) 		9.9
(49.8) 		11.8
(53.2) 		14.4
(57.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		16.5
(61.7) 		13.2
(55.8) 		10.3
(50.5) 		8.5
(47.3) 		12.9
(55.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1) 		5.7
(42.3) 		6.9
(44.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		10.9
(51.6) 		13.5
(56.3) 		15.3
(59.5) 		15.2
(59.4) 		13.3
(55.9) 		10.5
(50.9) 		7.8
(46.0) 		6.1
(43.0) 		9.9
(49.8)
Average low °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4) 		3.1
(37.6) 		4.0
(39.2) 		4.9
(40.8) 		7.4
(45.3) 		10.0
(50.0) 		11.8
(53.2) 		11.8
(53.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		7.7
(45.9) 		5.2
(41.4) 		3.7
(38.7) 		6.9
(44.4)
Record low °C (°F) −8.5
(16.7) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		2.4
(36.3) 		4.8
(40.6) 		4.9
(40.8) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−8.6
(16.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 131.4
(5.17) 		97.8
(3.85) 		97.6
(3.84) 		76.5
(3.01) 		82.3
(3.24) 		80.9
(3.19) 		78.8
(3.10) 		96.8
(3.81) 		94.6
(3.72) 		138.2
(5.44) 		120.0
(4.72) 		133.1
(5.24) 		1,227.9
(48.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16 13 14 11 12 10 10 11 11 15 14 15 152
Average snowy days 3.1 3.1 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.2 11.3
Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00 UTC) 83.7 78.9 75.5 71.3 70.9 71.5 72.9 72.8 75.4 80.4 83.4 85.4 76.8
Average dew point °C (°F) 4
(39) 		4
(39) 		4
(39) 		5
(41) 		8
(46) 		10
(50) 		12
(54) 		12
(54) 		11
(52) 		9
(48) 		6
(43) 		5
(41) 		8
(46)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 55.8 67.8 102.3 159.0 192.2 174.0 167.4 161.2 129.0 93.0 69.0 57.2 1,427.9
Mean daily sunshine hours 1.8 2.4 3.3 5.3 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.2 4.3 3.0 2.3 1.7 3.9
Source 1: Met Éireann[33][34][35]
Source 2: Time and Date (dewpoints, between 1985−2015)[36][37]

Culture

 
The Lewis Glucksman Gallery at UCC
 
Crawford Art Gallery

The Cork School of Music and the Crawford College of Art and Design provide a throughput of new blood, as do the theatre components of several courses at University College Cork (UCC). Important elements in the cultural life of the city include: Corcadorca Theatre Company, of which Cillian Murphy was a troupe member[38] prior to Hollywood fame; the Institute for Choreography and Dance, a national contemporary dance resource;[39] the Triskel Arts Centre (capacity c.90), which includes the Triskel Christchurch independent cinema; dance venue the Firkin Crane (capacity c.240); the Cork Academy of Dramatic Art (CADA), Montfort College of Performing Arts, and Graffiti Theatre Company;[40] and the Cork Jazz Festival, Cork Film Festival[41] and Live at the Marquee events.[citation needed] The Everyman Palace Theatre (capacity c.650) and the Granary Theatre (capacity c.150) both host plays throughout the year.

Cork is home to the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, and popular rock musicians and bands including John Spillane, Rory Gallagher, Five Go Down to the Sea?, Microdisney, The Frank and Walters, Sultans of Ping, Simple Kid, Fred and Mick Flannery. The opera singers Cara O'Sullivan, Mary Hegarty, Brendan Collins, and Sam McElroy are also Cork born.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Street Art in the city celebrating the so called “People's Republic of Cork".

Ranging in capacity from 50 to 1,000, the main music venues in the city are the Cork Opera House (capacity c.1000), The Everyman, Cork Arts Theatre, Cyprus Avenue, Dali, Triskel Christchurch, The Roundy, and Coughlan's.[42]

The city's literary community centres on the Munster Literature Centre and the Triskel Arts Centre.[43] The short story writers Frank O'Connor and Seán Ó Faoláin hailed from Cork, and contemporary writers include Thomas McCarthy, Gerry Murphy, and novelist and poet William Wall.

Additions to the arts infrastructure include modern additions to the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery and renovations to the Cork Opera House in the early 21st century.[44] The Lewis Glucksman Gallery opened in the Autumn of 2004 at UCC, was nominated for the Stirling Prize in the United Kingdom, and the building of a new €60 million School of Music was completed in September 2007.

Cork was the European Capital of Culture for 2005, and in 2009 was included in the Lonely Planet's top 10 "Best in Travel 2010". The guide described Cork as being "at the top of its game: sophisticated, vibrant and diverse".[45]

There is a "friendly rivalry" between Cork and Dublin,[46][47] similar to the rivalry between Manchester and London or Melbourne and Sydney.[48][49] Some Corkonians view themselves as different from the rest of Ireland, and refer to themselves as "The Rebels"; the county is known as the "Rebel County". This view sometimes manifests itself in humorous references to the Real Capital[48] and the propagation of t-shirts and street art celebrating the fictional The People's Republic of Cork[50][51]

Food

The city has many local traditions in food, including crubeens, tripe and drisheen, which were historically served in eating houses like that run by Katty Barry in the mid-20th century.[52] The English Market sells locally produced foods, including fresh fish, meats, fruit and vegetables, eggs and artisan cheeses and breads. During certain city festivals, food stalls are also sometimes erected on city streets such as St. Patrick's Street or Grand Parade.[53]

Accent

The Cork accent, part of the Southwest dialect of Hiberno-English, displays various features which set it apart from other accents in Ireland. Patterns of tone and intonation often rise and fall, with the overall tone tending to be more high-pitched than other Irish accents. English spoken in Cork has several dialect words that are peculiar to the city and environs. Like standard Hiberno-English, some of these words originate from the Irish language, but others through other languages Cork's inhabitants encountered at home and abroad.[54] The Cork accent displays varying degrees of rhoticity, usually indicative of the speaker's local community.

Media

Broadcasting

 
RTÉ's Cork studios

Broadcasting companies based in Cork include RTÉ Cork, which has a radio, television and production unit on Father Matthew Street in the city centre. Communicorp Media opened a radio studio in 2019 in the city covering content on both Today FM and Newstalk.[55]

The city's FM radio band features RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ lyric fm, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Today FM, Classic Hits, Newstalk and the religious station Spirit Radio. There are also local stations such as Cork's 96FM, Cork's Red FM, C103, CUH 102.0FM, UCC 98.3FM (formerly Cork Campus Radio 97.4fm)[56] and Christian radio station Life 93.1FM.[57] Cork also has a temporary licensed citywide community station 'Cork FM Community Radio' on 100.5FM, which is on-air on Saturdays and Sundays only. Cork has also been home to pirate radio stations, including South Coast Radio and ERI in the 1980s. Today some small pirate stations remain.[citation needed]

Print

Cork is home to one of Ireland's main national newspapers, the Irish Examiner (formerly the Cork Examiner). Its ''sister paper'', The Echo (formerly the Evening Echo), was for decades connected to the "Echo boys", who were poor and often homeless children who sold the newspaper. Today, the shouts of the vendors selling The Echo can still be heard in parts of the city centre. One of the biggest free newspapers in the city is the Cork Independent.[58] The city's university publishes the UCC Express and Motley magazine.[59][60]

Places of interest

Further information: List of public art in Cork city
 
St. Anne's Shandon

Cork features architecturally notable buildings originating from the Medieval to Modern periods.[61] The only notable remnant of the Medieval era is the Red Abbey. There are two cathedrals in the city; St. Mary's Cathedral and Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral. St Mary's Cathedral often referred to as the North Cathedral, is the Catholic cathedral of the city and was begun in 1808. Its distinctive tower was added in the 1860s. St Fin Barre's Cathedral serves the Church of Ireland (Anglican) and is possibly the more famous of the two. It is built on the foundations of an earlier cathedral. Work began in 1862 and ended in 1879 under the direction of architect William Burges.

St. Patrick's Street, the main street of the city which was remodelled in the mid-2000s is known for the architecture of the buildings along its pedestrian-friendly route and is the main shopping thoroughfare. At its northern end is a landmark statue of Father Mathew. The reason for its curved shape is that it was originally a channel of the River Lee which was built over arches.[62] The General Post Office, with its limestone façade, is on Oliver Plunkett Street, on the site of the Theatre Royal which was built in 1760 and burned down in 1840. The English circus proprietor Pablo Fanque rebuilt an amphitheatre on the spot in 1850, which was subsequently transformed into a theatre and then into the present General Post Office in 1877.[63][64] The Grand Parade is a tree-lined avenue, home to offices, shops and financial institutions. The old financial centre is the South Mall, with several banks whose interiors derive from the 19th century, such as the Allied Irish Bank's which was once an exchange.

Many of the city's buildings are in the Georgian style, although there are a number of examples of modern landmark structures, such as County Hall tower, which was, at one time the tallest building in Ireland[65] until being superseded by another Cork building: The Elysian. Outside the County Hall is the landmark sculpture of two men, known locally as 'Cha and Miah'. Across the river from County Hall is Ireland's longest building;[66] built in Victorian times, Our Lady's Psychiatric Hospital has now been partially renovated and converted into a residential housing complex called Atkins Hall, after its architect William Atkins.[67]

Cork's most famous building is the church tower of Shandon, which dominates the Northside of the city. It is widely regarded as the symbol of the city. The North and East sides are faced in red sandstone, and the West and South sides are clad in the predominant stone of the region, white limestone. At the top sits a weather vane in the form of an eleven-foot salmon.[68] Another site in Shandon is Skiddy's Almshouse, which was built in the 18th century to provide a home to the poorest of the city.

Cork City Hall replaced the hall destroyed by the Black and Tans during the War of Independence in an event known as the "Burning of Cork".[19] The cost of this new building was provided by the UK Government in the 1930s as a gesture of reconciliation.[69]

Other notable places include Elizabeth Fort, the Cork Opera House, Christ Church on South Main Street (now the Triskel Arts Centre and the original site of early Hiberno-Norse church), and St Mary's Dominican Church on Popes Quay. Other popular tourist attractions include the grounds of University College Cork, through which the River Lee flows, the Women's Gaol at Sunday's Well (now a heritage centre) and the English Market. This covered market traces its origins back to 1610, and the present building dates from 1786.[70]

Parks and amenity spaces include Fitzgerald's Park to the west of the city (which contains the Cork Public Museum), the angling lake known as The Lough, Bishop Lucey Park (which is centrally located and contains a portion of the old city wall) and the Marina and Atlantic Pond (an avenue and amenity near Blackrock used by joggers, runners and rowing clubs).[71][72][73][74]

Up until April 2009, there were also two large commercial breweries in the city. The Beamish and Crawford on South Main Street closed in April 2009 and transferred production to the Murphy's brewery in Lady's Well. This brewery also produces Heineken for the Irish market. There is also the Franciscan Well brewery, which started as an independent brewery in 1998 but has since been acquired by Coors.

Local government and politics

 
Cork City Hall

With a population of over 222,000[3] Cork is the second-most populous city in the State and the 16th-most populous local government area.[75]

Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, it was made a county borough, governed by a county borough corporation. This was altered by the Local Government Act 2001, under each of the five county boroughs became designated as cities, governed by city councils. Cork City Council is a tier-1 entity of local government with the same status in law as a county council.

While the local government in Ireland has limited powers in comparison with other countries, the council has responsibility for planning, roads, sanitation, libraries, street lighting, parks, and several other important functions. Cork City Council has 31 elected members representing six electoral areas. As of the 2019 Cork City Council election, the political representation is: Fianna Fáil (8 members), Fine Gael (7 members), Green Party (4 members), Sinn Féin (4 members), Labour (1 member), People Before Profit–Solidarity (1 member), Workers' Party (1 member), Independents (5 members).[76] Certain councillors are co-opted to represent the city at the South-West Regional Authority. A new Lord Mayor of Cork is chosen in a vote by the elected members of the council under a D'Hondt system count.[77][78] Since June 2022, the mayor has been Deirdre Forde of Fine Gael.[79]

Cork City Hall is located along Albert Quay on the south side of the city. It officially opened on 8 September 1936, following the previous building being destroyed in the "Burning of Cork" in 1920. The administrative offices for Cork County Council are also located within the city limits, on the Carrigrohane Road on the west side of the city.[80]

National politics

For elections to Dáil Éireann, the city is part of two constituencies: Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central which each returns four TDs. Since the 2020 general election, these constituencies are represented by three Fianna Fáil TDs, two TDs Fine Gael TDs, two Sinn Féin TDs and one People Before Profit–Solidarity TD.

Historically, the city was represented in the Dáil by Cork City from 1977 to 1981, by the two constituencies of Cork City North-West and Cork City South-East from 1969 to 1977, and by Cork Borough from 1921 to 1969. In the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, it was represented by Cork City from 1801 to 1922, and the Irish House of Commons, it was represented by Cork City from 1264 to 1800.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Cork

Retail

The retail trade in Cork city includes a mix of modern shopping centres and family-owned local shops. Shopping centres can be found in several of Cork's suburbs, including Blackpool, Ballincollig, Douglas, Ballyvolane, Wilton and at Mahon Point Shopping Centre.

 
Patrick's Street, Cork's main shopping street

Other shopping arcades are in the city centre, including the "Cornmarket Centre" on Cornmarket Street, "Merchant's Quay Shopping Centre" on Merchant's Quay, home to Debenhams, Dunnes Stores and Marks & Spencer, and a retail street called Opera Lane off St. Patrick's Street/Academy Street. A mixed retail and office development, on the site of the former Capitol Cineplex, with approximately 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) of retail space, was opened in June 2017.[81][82] Retail tenants in this development include Facebook, AlienVault and Huawei.[83][84]

Cork's main shopping street is St. Patrick's Street and is the most expensive in the country per sq. metre after Dublin's Grafton Street. The area was impacted by the post-2008 downturn, though retail growth has increased since, with Penneys announcing expansion plans in 2015,[85] redesigning of some facades on the street,[86] and opening of newer outlets, including Superdry in 2015.[87] Other shopping areas in the city centre include Oliver Plunkett St. and Grand Parade. Cork is home to some of the country's leading department stores with the foundations of shops such as Dunnes Stores and the former Roches Stores being laid in the city.

Industry

 
Murphys Stout, 1919 advert for the Cork brewery

Cork City is a hub of industry in the region.[88] Several pharmaceutical companies have invested heavily in the area, including American companies Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Swiss company Novartis.[89] Perhaps the most famous product of the Cork pharmaceutical industry is Viagra. Cork is also the European headquarters of Apple Inc. where over 3,000 staff are involved in manufacturing, R&D and customer support.[90] Logitech and EMC Corporation are also important IT employers in the area.[91][92] Three hospitals are also among the top ten employers in the city.[93]

The city is also home to the Heineken Brewery that brews Murphy's Irish Stout and the nearby Beamish and Crawford brewery (taken over by Heineken in 2008) which have been in the city for generations. 45% of the world's Tic Tac sweets are manufactured at the city's Ferrero factory.[94] For many years, Cork was the home to Ford Motor Company, which manufactured cars in the docklands area before the plant was closed in 1984. Henry Ford's grandfather was from West Cork, which was one of the main reasons for opening up the manufacturing facility in Cork.[95] Technology has since replaced the older manufacturing businesses of the 1970s and 1980s, with people now working at several IT companies across the city area – such as Amazon.com, the online retailer, which has offices at Cork Airport Business Park.[96]

Cork's deep harbour allows large ships to enter, bringing trade and easy import/export of products. Cork Airport also allows easy access to continental Europe and Cork Kent railway station in the city centre provides good rail links for domestic trade.

Employment

According to the 2011 Cork City Employment & Land Use Survey, the single largest employers in the city (all with over 1,000 employees) include Cork University Hospital, Apple Inc, University College Cork, Boston Scientific, Cork City Council, Cork Institute of Technology, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, retailers Supervalu and Centra, the Irish Defence Forces at Collins Barracks, and the Mercy University Hospital.[93]

Transport

Air

Main article: Cork Airport

Cork Airport is the second busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland and is situated on the south side of Cork city close to Ballygarvan. Nine airlines fly to more than 45 destinations in Europe.[97] Scheduled airlines using Cork airport include Aer Lingus, Aer Lingus Regional, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, Ryanair and Swiss International Air Lines.[98]

Bus

 
The main bus terminal at Parnell Place

Public bus services within the city are provided by the national bus operator Bus Éireann. City routes are numbered 201 through 226 and connect the city centre to the principal suburbs, colleges, shopping centres and places of interest.[99] Two of these bus routes provide orbital services across the Northern and Southern districts of the city respectively. Buses to the outer suburbs and towns, such as Ballincollig, Glanmire, Midleton and Carrigaline are provided from the city's bus terminal at Parnell Place in the city centre. Suburban services also include shuttles to Cork Airport, and a park and ride facility in the south suburbs only.

Following the initial rollout of the BusConnects project in Dublin, as of October 2022 the National Transport Authority (NTA) were in the consultation process for similar changes in Cork.[100] The NTA said that they were applying some of the lessons learned in Dublin, but many Cork homeowners voiced concerns over proposed bus corridors and the possibility of losing parts of their gardens and on-street parking, the risk of devaluation of their homes, worries about the impact of construction on the structural integrity of their homes, the loss of hundreds of trees along roads, and the impact on trade which may arise from reduced on-street parking.[100] In an Irish Examiner article from October 2022, it was noted that at least one of the draft proposals, to build a flyover through the Mangala woods near Douglas, had already been "unofficially" dropped.[100]

The first 24-hour bus in Ireland, route 220, was initiated in Cork in January 2019.[101][102] The 220 links the two major satellite towns of Ballincollig and Carrigaline with the city centre and operates once an hour between the hours of 01:30 - 05:30.[103] One year after 24-hour service commenced, Bus Éireann announced they had witnessed a 70% growth in passenger numbers on the route, resulting in 1.3 million customer journeys.[101] Local politicians have called for the introduction of further 24 hour bus routes in the city owing to the success of the 220.[102][104][105]

Long-distance buses depart from the bus terminal in Parnell Place to destinations throughout Ireland. Hourly services run to Killarney/Tralee, Waterford, Athlone and Shannon Airport/Ennis/Limerick/Galway and there are six services daily to Dublin. There is also a daily Eurolines bus service that connects Cork to Victoria Coach Station in London via South Wales and Bristol.

Private operators include Irish Citylink, Aircoach and Dublin Coach. Irish Citylink serves Limerick and Galway. Aircoach operates an Express non-stop service which serves Dublin City Centre and Dublin Airport 18 times daily in each direction. Dublin Coach serves Dublin via Fermoy, Mitchelstown, Cashel and Cahir.

Harbour and waterways

See also: Port of Cork

The Cross River Ferry, from Rushbrooke to Passage West, links the R624 to R610. This service is used by some commuters to avoid traffic in the Jack Lynch Tunnel and Dunkettle area.[106] The Port of Cork is situated at Ringaskiddy, 16 kilometres (10 miles) SE via the N28. Brittany Ferries operates direct car ferry services from Cork to Roscoff in France.[107]

Road

 
St. Patrick's Bridge

The city's road infrastructure improved in the late 20th and early 21st century, including the early 1980s construction of the Cork South Link dual carriageway which links the Kinsale Road roundabout with the city centre. Shortly after, the first sections of the South Ring dual carriageway were opened. Work continued extending the N25 South Ring Road through the 1990s, culminating in the opening of the Jack Lynch Tunnel under the River Lee. The Kinsale Road flyover opened in August 2006 to remove a bottleneck for traffic heading to Cork Airport or Killarney. Other projects completed at this time include the N20 Blackpool bypass and the N20 Cork to Mallow road projects. The N22 Ballincollig dual carriageway bypass, which links to the Western end of the Cork Southern Ring road was opened in September 2004. City centre road improvements include the Patrick Street project – which reconstructed the street with a pedestrian focus. The M8 motorway links Cork with Dublin.

From 2012, cycle paths and bike stands were added in a number of areas.[108] Subsequently, in 2014, a public bicycle rental scheme was launched. The scheme is operated by An Rothar Nua on behalf of the National Transport Authority, with funding supplemented by an advertising sponsor.[109] The scheme supports 330 bikes with 31 stations placed around the city for paid public use.[110]

Rail

Railway and tramway heritage

Cork was one of the most rail-oriented cities in Ireland, featuring eight stations at various times. The main route, still much the same today, is from Dublin Heuston. Originally terminating on the city's outskirts at Blackpool, the route now reaches the city centre terminus of Kent Station via the Glanmire tunnel and Kilnap Viaduct.[111] Now a through station, the line through Kent connects the towns of Cobh and Midleton east of the city. This also connected to the seaside town of Youghal, until the 1980s.[112]

 
Glanmire Road Station (now called Kent Station) c. the 1890s

Other rail routes terminating or traversing Cork city were the Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway, a line to Macroom, the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway to Blarney, Coachford and Donoughmore, as well as the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway connecting Bantry, Skibbereen, Clonakilty and many other West Cork towns. West Cork trains terminated at Albert Quay, across the river from Kent Station (though an on-street rail system connected the two for rolling stock and cargo movement). There have been two tram networks in operation Within the city. A proposal to develop a horse-drawn tram (linking the city's railway termini) was made by American George Francis Train in the 1860s and implemented in 1872 by the Cork Tramway Company. However, the company ceased trading in 1875 after Cork Corporation refused permission to extend the line.[113]

In December 1898, the Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting Company began operating on the Blackpool–Douglas, Summerhill–Sunday's Well and Tivoli–Blackrock routes. Increased usage of cars and buses in the 1920s led to a reduction in the use of trams, which discontinued operations permanently on 30 September 1931.

The wider city area, including the city's suburbs, is served by three railway stations. These are Cork Kent railway station, Little Island railway station and Glounthaune railway station.

Current routes

Cork's Kent Station is the main railway station in the city. From here, Irish Rail services run to destinations all over Ireland. The main line from Cork to Dublin has hourly departures on the half-hour from Cork, and is linked from Limerick Junction with connections to Clonmel and Waterford. InterCity services are also available to Killarney and Tralee, and to Limerick, Ennis, Athenry and Galway (via Limerick Junction and the Limerick to Galway railway line).[114]

The Cork Suburban Rail system also departs from Kent Station and provides connections to parts of Metropolitan Cork. Stations include Little Island, Mallow, Midleton, Fota and Cobh. In July 2009 the Glounthaune to Midleton line was reopened, with new stations at Carrigtwohill and Midleton (and additional stations proposed for Blarney and elsewhere).[115] Little Island railway station serves Cork's Eastern Suburbs.

Education

 
The Quad at University College Cork
See also: Category:Education in Cork (city) and Category:Secondary schools in County Cork

Cork is an important educational centre in Ireland – There are over 35,000 third-level students in the city, meaning the city has a higher ratio of students in the population than the national average.[116] Over 10% of the population of the Metropolitan area are students in University College Cork (UCC) and Munster Technological University, (MTU), including nearly 3,000 international students from over 100 countries.[117] UCC is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland and offers courses in arts, commerce, engineering, law, medicine and science. It has been named "Irish University of the Year" four times since 2003, most recently in 2016.[118] Munster Technological University (MTU) - formerly Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) - was named Irish "Institute of Technology of the Year" in 2007, 2010 and 2016 and offers third-level courses in Computing and IT, Business, Humanities and Engineering (Mechanical, Electronic, Electrical, and Chemical).

The National Maritime College of Ireland is located in Cork and is the only Irish college in which Nautical Studies and Marine Engineering can be undertaken. MTU incorporates the Cork School of Music and Crawford College of Art and Design as constituent schools. The Cork College of Commerce is the largest 'College of Further Education' in Ireland.[119] Other 3rd level institutions include Griffith College Cork, a private institution, and various other colleges.

Research institutes linked to the third-level colleges in the city support the research and innovation capacity of the city and region. Examples include the Tyndall National Institute (ICT hardware research), IMERC (Marine Energy), Environmental Research Institute, NIMBUS (Network Embedded Systems); and CREATE (Advanced Therapeutic Engineering).[117] UCC and CIT also have start-up company incubation centres. At UCC, the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Centre aims to foster and support entrepreneurship.[120] In CIT, The Rubicon Centre is a business innovation hub that is home to 57 knowledge based start-up companies.[121]

Sport

See also: List of Cork people – Sports

Rugby, Gaelic football, hurling and association football are popular sporting pastimes for Corkonians.

Gaelic games

 
Spectators watch Cork take on Kerry at the Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the city (since redeveloped)
Main article: Cork GAA

Hurling and football are the most popular spectator sports in the city. Hurling has a strong identity with city and county – with Cork winning 30 All-Ireland Championships. Gaelic football is also popular, and Cork has won 7 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles. Cork is the only county that has won both championships at least 7 times and the only one that has won both in the 21st century. There are many Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Cork City, including Blackrock National Hurling Club, St. Finbarr's, Glen Rovers, Na Piarsaigh, Nemo Rangers and Douglas GAA. The main public venues are Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Páirc Uí Rinn (named after the noted Glen Rovers player Christy Ring). Camogie (hurling for ladies) and women's Gaelic football are increasing in popularity.

Association football

Main article: League of Ireland in Cork city

Cork City F.C. are the largest and most successful association football team in Cork, winning three League of Ireland titles, four FAI Cup titles, and one "All Ireland" Setanta Sports Cup title. They play their home games on the south side of the city in Turners Cross. Several, now defunct, Cork clubs played in the League of Ireland before 1984. In total, teams from the city have won the league 12 times. Association football is also played by amateur and school clubs across the city, as well as in "five-a-side" style leagues.

Rugby

Rugby union is played at various levels, from school to senior league level. There are two first-division clubs in Cork city. Cork Constitution (five-time All Ireland League Champions) play their home games in Ballintemple and Dolphin R.F.C. play at home in Musgrave Park. Other notable rugby clubs in the city include Highfield, Sunday's Well and UCC. At the school level, Christian Brothers College and Presentation Brothers College are two of the country's better-known rugby nurseries.

Munster Rugby plays a number of its home matches in the Pro14 at Musgrave Park in Ballyphehane. In the past Heineken Cup matches have also been played at Musgrave Park, but most of these are now played at Thomond Park in Limerick. In May 2006 and again in May 2008 Munster became the Heineken Cup champions, with many players hailing from Cork city and county.

Water sports

There are a variety of watersports in Cork, including rowing and sailing. There are five rowing clubs training on the river Lee, including Shandon BC, UCC RC, Pres RC, Lee RC, and Cork BC. Naomhóga Chorcaí is a rowing club whose members row traditional naomhóga on the Lee in occasional competitions. The "Ocean to City" race has been held annually since 2005 and attracts teams and boats from local and visiting clubs who row the 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Crosshaven into Cork city centre.[122] The National Rowing Center was moved to Inniscarra – approximately 12 km outside the city centre – in 2007.[123] Cork's maritime sailing heritage is maintained through its sailing clubs. The Royal Cork Yacht Club located in Crosshaven (outside the city) is the world's oldest yacht club, and "Cork Week" is a notable sailing event.[124]

Cricket

 
Mardyke, the home of Cork County Cricket Club

The most notable cricket club in Cork is Cork County Cricket Club, which was formed in 1874. Although located within the Munster jurisdiction, the club plays in the Leinster Senior League.[125] The club plays at the Mardyke, a ground which has hosted three first-class matches in 1947, 1961 and 1973. All three involved Ireland playing Scotland.[126] The Cork Cricket Academy operates within the city, with the stated aim of introducing the sport to schools in the city and county.[127] Cork's other main cricket club, Harlequins Cricket Club, play close to Cork Airport.[128] The provincial representative side, the Munster Reds, plays its home matches in the Twenty20 Inter-Provincial Trophy at the Mardyke Cricket Ground.[citation needed]

Other sports

The city contains clubs active in national competitions in basketball (Neptune and UCC Demons) and American Football (Cork Admirals). There are also golf, pitch and putt, hockey, tennis, and athletics clubs in the Cork area.

The area is the home of road bowling, which is played in the north-side and southwest suburbs.[citation needed] There are boxing and martial arts clubs (including Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Karate, Muay Thai and Taekwondo) within the city, while the sports-based performance art of professional wrestling maintains a presence via local promotion Phoenix Wrestling. Cork Racing, a motorsport team based in Cork,[129] has raced in the Irish Formula Ford Championship since 2005. Cork also hosts one of Ireland's most successful Australian Rules Football teams,[130] the Leeside Lions, who have won the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership several times.[130][131]

Twin cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland

Cork is twinned with Cologne, Coventry, Rennes, San Francisco, Swansea and Shanghai.[132] As of February 2017, the city council was also in talks to twin with Bordeaux, Saint Petersburg and Miami.[133]

Demographics

The population of Cork City and its suburbs was recorded as 208,669 by the 2016 census,[141] with in excess of 300,000 in the Metropolitan Cork area.[142] Preliminary reports from the 2022 census of Ireland indicated a population of 222,333 people.[3]

Main immigrant groups, 2011[143]
Nationality Population
  Poland 6,822
  United Kingdom 3,075
  Lithuania 1,126
  France 960
  Germany 866
  India 824
  Nigeria 640
  Hungary 543
  Slovakia 523
  Spain 520

There were 119,230 people present in the Cork City Council-administered area at the time of the 2011 census, of these 117,221 indicated that they were usually present in Cork. In common with other Irish urban centres, the female population (50.67%) is higher than the male population (49.33%), although the gap is somewhat smaller than in other cities.

In the 2011 census, of those usually resident, 100,901 (86.08%) were Irish citizens; 10,295 (8.78%) were citizens of other EU countries; 4,316 (3.68%) were citizens of countries elsewhere in the world; 1,709 (1.46%) did not state their citizenship.[144] By the 2016 census, the population of the city and suburbs were 81% white Irish, 10% other white, 1.4% black/black Irish, 2.5% Asian/Asian Irish, 1.7% other, with 2.6% not stating an ethnicity.[145] Also as of the census, the population was 76.4% Catholic, 8.1% other stated religion, with 12.8% having no religion and 2.7% not stated.[145]

While Cork saw some Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe in the 19th century,[146] with second-generation immigrants like Gerald Goldberg holding public office, the community later declined and the synagogue closed.[147][148] Later immigrant communities retain their places of worship.[149][150] In the 2011 and 2016 censuses, Roman Catholicism was the most common religion in the city overall, followed by Anglicanism, Presbyterianism, and Islam.[151] As of the 2016 census, an increasing number of residents (15%) indicated that they had no religion[152] – a higher rate of increase and a higher overall percentage than the national average (10%).[153][154]

Notable residents

See also: List of Cork people

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Further reading

  • Merchants, Mystics and Philanthropists – 350 Years of Cork Quakers Richard S. Harrison Published by Cork Monthly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 2006 ISBN 978-0-9539542-1-6
  • Atlas of Cork City, edited by John Crowley, Robert Devoy, Denis Linehan and Patrick O'Flanagan. Illustrated by Michael Murphy. Cork University Press, 2005, ISBN 1-85918-380-8.
  • A New History of Cork, Henry A. Jefferies. History Press Ireland, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84588-984-5.
  • Cork Rock: From Rory Gallagher To The Sultans Of Ping, by Mark McAvoy. Mercier Press (2009) ISBN 978-1-85635-655-8.
  • Where Bridges Stand: the River Lee bridges of Cork City, Antóin O'Callaghan. History Press Ireland, 2012, ISBN 978-1-84588-746-9.
  • Cork City Through Time, Kieran McCarthy & Daniel Breen. Stroud : Amberley, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4456-1142-6.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
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Wikisource has the text of an 1879 American Cyclopædia article about Cork.
 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cork.
  • Cork City Council site
  • Architecture of Cork
  • "Cork (city)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 158–160.

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cork, city, corcaigh, redirects, here, village, northern, ireland, corkey, cork, irish, corcaigh, ˈkɔɾˠkɪɟ, from, corcach, meaning, marsh, second, largest, city, republic, ireland, third, largest, city, island, ireland, located, southern, region, province, mun. Corcaigh redirects here For the village in Northern Ireland see Corkey Cork Irish Corcaigh ˈkɔɾˠkɪɟ from corcach meaning marsh 6 is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and third largest city on the island of Ireland It is located in the Southern Region and in the province of Munster In the 2022 census the first following an extension to the city s boundary in 2019 the city had a population of 222 333 3 Cork CorcaighCityFrom top left to right City Hall the English Market Quadrangle in UCC the River Lee Shandon SteepleCoat of armsNicknames The Rebel City Leeside The Real CapitalMotto s Latin Statio Bene Fida Carinis A safe harbour for ships 1 2 CorkLocation within IrelandShow map of IrelandCorkLocation within EuropeShow map of EuropeCoordinates 51 53 50 N 8 28 12 W 51 89722 N 8 47000 W 51 89722 8 47000 Coordinates 51 53 50 N 8 28 12 W 51 89722 N 8 47000 W 51 89722 8 47000StateIrelandProvinceMunsterRegionSouthernCountyCorkFounded6th century ADCity rights1185 ADGovernment Local authorityCork City Council Lord MayorDeirdre Forde FG Local electoral areasCork City North West Cork City North East Cork City South Central Cork City South East Cork City South West Dail constituencyCork North Central Cork South Central European ParliamentSouthArea 4 City187 km2 72 sq mi Urban174 km2 67 sq mi Metro820 km2 320 sq mi Population 2022 City222 333 3 Density1 188 km2 3 080 sq mi Metro 2017 305 222 5 DemonymCorkonian or LeesiderTime zoneUTC0 WET Summer DST UTC 1 IST EircodeT12 and T23Area code021Vehicle indexmark codeCWebsiteOfficial websiteThe city centre is an island positioned between two channels of the River Lee which meet downstream at the eastern end of the city centre where the quays and docks along the river lead outwards towards Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour one of the largest natural harbours in the world 7 8 Originally a monastic settlement Cork was expanded by Viking invaders around 915 Its charter was granted by Prince John in 1185 Cork city was once fully walled and the remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North Main streets The city s cognomen of the rebel city originates in its support for the Yorkist cause in the Wars of the Roses 9 Corkonians sometimes refer to the city as the real capital 10 a reference to its opposition to the Anglo Irish Treaty in the Irish Civil War 11 Contents 1 History 1 1 City boundary 2 Climate 3 Culture 3 1 Food 3 2 Accent 4 Media 4 1 Broadcasting 4 2 Print 5 Places of interest 6 Local government and politics 6 1 National politics 7 Economy 7 1 Retail 7 2 Industry 7 3 Employment 8 Transport 8 1 Air 8 2 Bus 8 3 Harbour and waterways 8 4 Road 8 5 Rail 8 5 1 Railway and tramway heritage 8 5 2 Current routes 9 Education 10 Sport 10 1 Gaelic games 10 2 Association football 10 3 Rugby 10 4 Water sports 10 5 Cricket 10 6 Other sports 11 Twin cities 12 Demographics 13 Notable residents 14 References 15 Further reading 16 External linksHistory EditMain article History of Cork Cork was originally a monastic settlement reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century 12 Cork became more urbanised some point between 915 and 922 when Norseman Viking settlers founded a trading port 13 It has been proposed that like Dublin Cork was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network 14 The ecclesiastical settlement continued alongside the Viking longphort with the two developing a type of symbiotic relationship the Norsemen providing otherwise unobtainable trade goods for the monastery and perhaps also military aid 15 Map of 16th century Cork Patrick Street c 1890 1900 The city s charter was granted by Prince John as Lord of Ireland in 1185 16 The city was once fully walled and some wall sections and gates remain today 17 For much of the Middle Ages Cork city was an outpost of Old English culture in the midst of a predominantly hostile Gaelic countryside and cut off from the English government in the Pale around Dublin Neighbouring Gaelic and Hiberno Norman lords extorted Black Rent from the citizens to keep them from attacking the city The present extent of the city has exceeded the medieval boundaries of the Barony of Cork City it now takes in much of the neighbouring Barony of Cork Together these baronies are located between the Barony of Barrymore to the east Muskerry East to the west and Kerrycurrihy to the south Workers clearing rubble on St Patrick s street following the Burning of Cork The city s municipal government was dominated by about 12 15 merchant families whose wealth came from overseas trade with continental Europe in particular the export of wool and hides and the import of salt iron and wine The medieval population of Cork was about 2 100 people It suffered a severe blow in 1349 when almost half the townspeople died of plague when the Black Death arrived in the town In 1491 Cork played a part in the English Wars of the Roses when Perkin Warbeck a pretender to the English throne landed in the city and tried to recruit support for a plot to overthrow Henry VII of England The then mayor of Cork and several important citizens went with Warbeck to England but when the rebellion collapsed they were all captured and executed The title of Mayor of Cork was established by royal charter in 1318 and the title was changed to Lord Mayor in 1900 following the knighthood of the incumbent mayor by Queen Victoria on her visit to the city 18 Since the nineteenth century Cork had been a strongly Irish nationalist city with widespread support for Irish Home Rule and the Irish Parliamentary Party but from 1910 stood firmly behind William O Brien s dissident All for Ireland Party O Brien published a third local newspaper the Cork Free Press Cork was overtaken by Belfast as Ireland s second largest city in the nineteenth century In the War of Independence the centre of Cork was burnt down by the British Black and Tans 19 in an event known as the Burning of Cork 19 and saw fierce fighting between Irish guerrillas and UK forces During the Irish Civil War Cork was for a time held by anti Treaty forces until it was retaken by the pro Treaty National Army in an attack from the sea City boundary Edit Further information 2019 Cork boundary change The boundary was expanded in 1840 in 1955 and in 1965 20 21 22 In 2018 cabinet approval was given for a further extension of the Cork City boundary to include Cork Airport Douglas Ballincollig and other surrounding areas 23 24 Legislation to expand the boundary of the city which would increase its area to 187 km2 72 sq mi and the population within its bounds from 125 000 to 210 000 25 was debated and approved in Dail Eireann in June 2018 26 Corresponding legislation was drafted during July 2018 24 and enacted as part of the Local Government Act 2019 27 28 The boundary change occurred on 31 May 2019 following the 2019 local elections 4 29 Climate EditThe climate of Cork like the majority of Ireland is mild oceanic Cfb in the Koppen climate classification and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes Cork lies in plant Hardiness zone 9b Met Eireann maintains a climatological weather station at Cork Airport 30 a few kilometres south of the city centre The airport is at an altitude of 151 metres 495 ft and temperatures can often differ by a few degrees between the airport and the rest of the city There are also smaller synoptic weather stations at UCC and Clover Hill 30 Due to its position on the coast Cork city is subject to occasional flooding 31 Temperatures below 0 C 32 F or above 25 C 77 F are rare Cork Airport records an average of 1 227 9 millimetres 48 34 in of precipitation annually most of which is rain 32 The airport records an average of 7 days of hail and 11 days of snow or sleet a year though it only records lying snow for 2 days of the year The low altitude of the city and moderating influences of the harbour mean that lying snow very rarely occurs in the city itself There are on average 204 rainy days a year over 0 2 millimetres 0 008 in of rainfall of which there are 73 days with heavy rain over 5 millimetres 0 2 in 32 Cork is also a generally foggy city with an average of 97 days of fog a year most common during mornings and winter Despite this however Cork is also one of Ireland s sunniest cities with an average of 3 9 hours of sunshine every day and only having 67 days where there is no recordable sunshine mostly during and around winter 32 Climate data for Cork Airport ORK weather station ICAO code EICK WMO identifier 03955 153m amsl 1981 2010 normalsMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 16 1 61 0 14 0 57 2 15 7 60 3 21 2 70 2 23 6 74 5 27 5 81 5 28 7 83 7 28 3 82 9 24 7 76 5 21 4 70 5 16 2 61 2 13 8 56 8 28 7 83 7 Average high C F 8 2 46 8 8 3 46 9 9 9 49 8 11 8 53 2 14 4 57 9 17 0 62 6 18 7 65 7 18 5 65 3 16 5 61 7 13 2 55 8 10 3 50 5 8 5 47 3 12 9 55 2 Daily mean C F 5 6 42 1 5 7 42 3 6 9 44 4 8 4 47 1 10 9 51 6 13 5 56 3 15 3 59 5 15 2 59 4 13 3 55 9 10 5 50 9 7 8 46 0 6 1 43 0 9 9 49 8 Average low C F 3 0 37 4 3 1 37 6 4 0 39 2 4 9 40 8 7 4 45 3 10 0 50 0 11 8 53 2 11 8 53 2 10 2 50 4 7 7 45 9 5 2 41 4 3 7 38 7 6 9 44 4 Record low C F 8 5 16 7 8 6 16 5 6 1 21 0 2 4 27 7 0 9 30 4 2 4 36 3 4 8 40 6 4 9 40 8 2 3 36 1 0 9 30 4 3 3 26 1 7 2 19 0 8 6 16 5 Average precipitation mm inches 131 4 5 17 97 8 3 85 97 6 3 84 76 5 3 01 82 3 3 24 80 9 3 19 78 8 3 10 96 8 3 81 94 6 3 72 138 2 5 44 120 0 4 72 133 1 5 24 1 227 9 48 34 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 16 13 14 11 12 10 10 11 11 15 14 15 152Average snowy days 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 11 3Average relative humidity at 15 00 UTC 83 7 78 9 75 5 71 3 70 9 71 5 72 9 72 8 75 4 80 4 83 4 85 4 76 8Average dew point C F 4 39 4 39 4 39 5 41 8 46 10 50 12 54 12 54 11 52 9 48 6 43 5 41 8 46 Mean monthly sunshine hours 55 8 67 8 102 3 159 0 192 2 174 0 167 4 161 2 129 0 93 0 69 0 57 2 1 427 9Mean daily sunshine hours 1 8 2 4 3 3 5 3 6 2 5 8 5 4 5 2 4 3 3 0 2 3 1 7 3 9Source 1 Met Eireann 33 34 35 Source 2 Time and Date dewpoints between 1985 2015 36 37 Culture Edit The Lewis Glucksman Gallery at UCC Crawford Art Gallery The Cork School of Music and the Crawford College of Art and Design provide a throughput of new blood as do the theatre components of several courses at University College Cork UCC Important elements in the cultural life of the city include Corcadorca Theatre Company of which Cillian Murphy was a troupe member 38 prior to Hollywood fame the Institute for Choreography and Dance a national contemporary dance resource 39 the Triskel Arts Centre capacity c 90 which includes the Triskel Christchurch independent cinema dance venue the Firkin Crane capacity c 240 the Cork Academy of Dramatic Art CADA Montfort College of Performing Arts and Graffiti Theatre Company 40 and the Cork Jazz Festival Cork Film Festival 41 and Live at the Marquee events citation needed The Everyman Palace Theatre capacity c 650 and the Granary Theatre capacity c 150 both host plays throughout the year Cork is home to the RTE Vanbrugh Quartet and popular rock musicians and bands including John Spillane Rory Gallagher Five Go Down to the Sea Microdisney The Frank and Walters Sultans of Ping Simple Kid Fred and Mick Flannery The opera singers Cara O Sullivan Mary Hegarty Brendan Collins and Sam McElroy are also Cork born Street Art in the city celebrating the so called People s Republic of Cork Ranging in capacity from 50 to 1 000 the main music venues in the city are the Cork Opera House capacity c 1000 The Everyman Cork Arts Theatre Cyprus Avenue Dali Triskel Christchurch The Roundy and Coughlan s 42 The city s literary community centres on the Munster Literature Centre and the Triskel Arts Centre 43 The short story writers Frank O Connor and Sean o Faolain hailed from Cork and contemporary writers include Thomas McCarthy Gerry Murphy and novelist and poet William Wall Additions to the arts infrastructure include modern additions to the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery and renovations to the Cork Opera House in the early 21st century 44 The Lewis Glucksman Gallery opened in the Autumn of 2004 at UCC was nominated for the Stirling Prize in the United Kingdom and the building of a new 60 million School of Music was completed in September 2007 Cork was the European Capital of Culture for 2005 and in 2009 was included in the Lonely Planet s top 10 Best in Travel 2010 The guide described Cork as being at the top of its game sophisticated vibrant and diverse 45 There is a friendly rivalry between Cork and Dublin 46 47 similar to the rivalry between Manchester and London or Melbourne and Sydney 48 49 Some Corkonians view themselves as different from the rest of Ireland and refer to themselves as The Rebels the county is known as the Rebel County This view sometimes manifests itself in humorous references to the Real Capital 48 and the propagation of t shirts and street art celebrating the fictional The People s Republic of Cork 50 51 Food Edit The English Market The city has many local traditions in food including crubeens tripe and drisheen which were historically served in eating houses like that run by Katty Barry in the mid 20th century 52 The English Market sells locally produced foods including fresh fish meats fruit and vegetables eggs and artisan cheeses and breads During certain city festivals food stalls are also sometimes erected on city streets such as St Patrick s Street or Grand Parade 53 Accent Edit The Cork accent part of the Southwest dialect of Hiberno English displays various features which set it apart from other accents in Ireland Patterns of tone and intonation often rise and fall with the overall tone tending to be more high pitched than other Irish accents English spoken in Cork has several dialect words that are peculiar to the city and environs Like standard Hiberno English some of these words originate from the Irish language but others through other languages Cork s inhabitants encountered at home and abroad 54 The Cork accent displays varying degrees of rhoticity usually indicative of the speaker s local community Media EditBroadcasting Edit RTE s Cork studios Broadcasting companies based in Cork include RTE Cork which has a radio television and production unit on Father Matthew Street in the city centre Communicorp Media opened a radio studio in 2019 in the city covering content on both Today FM and Newstalk 55 The city s FM radio band features RTE Radio 1 RTE 2fm RTE lyric fm RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta Today FM Classic Hits Newstalk and the religious station Spirit Radio There are also local stations such as Cork s 96FM Cork s Red FM C103 CUH 102 0FM UCC 98 3FM formerly Cork Campus Radio 97 4fm 56 and Christian radio station Life 93 1FM 57 Cork also has a temporary licensed citywide community station Cork FM Community Radio on 100 5FM which is on air on Saturdays and Sundays only Cork has also been home to pirate radio stations including South Coast Radio and ERI in the 1980s Today some small pirate stations remain citation needed Print Edit Cork is home to one of Ireland s main national newspapers the Irish Examiner formerly the Cork Examiner Its sister paper The Echo formerly the Evening Echo was for decades connected to the Echo boys who were poor and often homeless children who sold the newspaper Today the shouts of the vendors selling The Echo can still be heard in parts of the city centre One of the biggest free newspapers in the city is the Cork Independent 58 The city s university publishes the UCC Express and Motley magazine 59 60 Places of interest EditFurther information List of public art in Cork city St Anne s Shandon Cork features architecturally notable buildings originating from the Medieval to Modern periods 61 The only notable remnant of the Medieval era is the Red Abbey There are two cathedrals in the city St Mary s Cathedral and Saint Fin Barre s Cathedral St Mary s Cathedral often referred to as the North Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral of the city and was begun in 1808 Its distinctive tower was added in the 1860s St Fin Barre s Cathedral serves the Church of Ireland Anglican and is possibly the more famous of the two It is built on the foundations of an earlier cathedral Work began in 1862 and ended in 1879 under the direction of architect William Burges St Patrick s Street the main street of the city which was remodelled in the mid 2000s is known for the architecture of the buildings along its pedestrian friendly route and is the main shopping thoroughfare At its northern end is a landmark statue of Father Mathew The reason for its curved shape is that it was originally a channel of the River Lee which was built over arches 62 The General Post Office with its limestone facade is on Oliver Plunkett Street on the site of the Theatre Royal which was built in 1760 and burned down in 1840 The English circus proprietor Pablo Fanque rebuilt an amphitheatre on the spot in 1850 which was subsequently transformed into a theatre and then into the present General Post Office in 1877 63 64 The Grand Parade is a tree lined avenue home to offices shops and financial institutions The old financial centre is the South Mall with several banks whose interiors derive from the 19th century such as the Allied Irish Bank s which was once an exchange Cork County Hall Many of the city s buildings are in the Georgian style although there are a number of examples of modern landmark structures such as County Hall tower which was at one time the tallest building in Ireland 65 until being superseded by another Cork building The Elysian Outside the County Hall is the landmark sculpture of two men known locally as Cha and Miah Across the river from County Hall is Ireland s longest building 66 built in Victorian times Our Lady s Psychiatric Hospital has now been partially renovated and converted into a residential housing complex called Atkins Hall after its architect William Atkins 67 Cork s most famous building is the church tower of Shandon which dominates the Northside of the city It is widely regarded as the symbol of the city The North and East sides are faced in red sandstone and the West and South sides are clad in the predominant stone of the region white limestone At the top sits a weather vane in the form of an eleven foot salmon 68 Another site in Shandon is Skiddy s Almshouse which was built in the 18th century to provide a home to the poorest of the city Cork City Hall replaced the hall destroyed by the Black and Tans during the War of Independence in an event known as the Burning of Cork 19 The cost of this new building was provided by the UK Government in the 1930s as a gesture of reconciliation 69 The courthouse in Washington Street Other notable places include Elizabeth Fort the Cork Opera House Christ Church on South Main Street now the Triskel Arts Centre and the original site of early Hiberno Norse church and St Mary s Dominican Church on Popes Quay Other popular tourist attractions include the grounds of University College Cork through which the River Lee flows the Women s Gaol at Sunday s Well now a heritage centre and the English Market This covered market traces its origins back to 1610 and the present building dates from 1786 70 Parks and amenity spaces include Fitzgerald s Park to the west of the city which contains the Cork Public Museum the angling lake known as The Lough Bishop Lucey Park which is centrally located and contains a portion of the old city wall and the Marina and Atlantic Pond an avenue and amenity near Blackrock used by joggers runners and rowing clubs 71 72 73 74 Up until April 2009 there were also two large commercial breweries in the city The Beamish and Crawford on South Main Street closed in April 2009 and transferred production to the Murphy s brewery in Lady s Well This brewery also produces Heineken for the Irish market There is also the Franciscan Well brewery which started as an independent brewery in 1998 but has since been acquired by Coors Local government and politics Edit Cork City Hall With a population of over 222 000 3 Cork is the second most populous city in the State and the 16th most populous local government area 75 Under the Local Government Ireland Act 1898 it was made a county borough governed by a county borough corporation This was altered by the Local Government Act 2001 under each of the five county boroughs became designated as cities governed by city councils Cork City Council is a tier 1 entity of local government with the same status in law as a county council While the local government in Ireland has limited powers in comparison with other countries the council has responsibility for planning roads sanitation libraries street lighting parks and several other important functions Cork City Council has 31 elected members representing six electoral areas As of the 2019 Cork City Council election the political representation is Fianna Fail 8 members Fine Gael 7 members Green Party 4 members Sinn Fein 4 members Labour 1 member People Before Profit Solidarity 1 member Workers Party 1 member Independents 5 members 76 Certain councillors are co opted to represent the city at the South West Regional Authority A new Lord Mayor of Cork is chosen in a vote by the elected members of the council under a D Hondt system count 77 78 Since June 2022 the mayor has been Deirdre Forde of Fine Gael 79 Cork City Hall is located along Albert Quay on the south side of the city It officially opened on 8 September 1936 following the previous building being destroyed in the Burning of Cork in 1920 The administrative offices for Cork County Council are also located within the city limits on the Carrigrohane Road on the west side of the city 80 National politics Edit For elections to Dail Eireann the city is part of two constituencies Cork North Central and Cork South Central which each returns four TDs Since the 2020 general election these constituencies are represented by three Fianna Fail TDs two TDs Fine Gael TDs two Sinn Fein TDs and one People Before Profit Solidarity TD Historically the city was represented in the Dail by Cork City from 1977 to 1981 by the two constituencies of Cork City North West and Cork City South East from 1969 to 1977 and by Cork Borough from 1921 to 1969 In the House of Commons of the United Kingdom it was represented by Cork City from 1801 to 1922 and the Irish House of Commons it was represented by Cork City from 1264 to 1800 Economy EditMain article Economy of Cork Retail Edit The retail trade in Cork city includes a mix of modern shopping centres and family owned local shops Shopping centres can be found in several of Cork s suburbs including Blackpool Ballincollig Douglas Ballyvolane Wilton and at Mahon Point Shopping Centre Patrick s Street Cork s main shopping street Other shopping arcades are in the city centre including the Cornmarket Centre on Cornmarket Street Merchant s Quay Shopping Centre on Merchant s Quay home to Debenhams Dunnes Stores and Marks amp Spencer and a retail street called Opera Lane off St Patrick s Street Academy Street A mixed retail and office development on the site of the former Capitol Cineplex with approximately 60 000 square feet 5 600 m2 of retail space was opened in June 2017 81 82 Retail tenants in this development include Facebook AlienVault and Huawei 83 84 Cork s main shopping street is St Patrick s Street and is the most expensive in the country per sq metre after Dublin s Grafton Street The area was impacted by the post 2008 downturn though retail growth has increased since with Penneys announcing expansion plans in 2015 85 redesigning of some facades on the street 86 and opening of newer outlets including Superdry in 2015 87 Other shopping areas in the city centre include Oliver Plunkett St and Grand Parade Cork is home to some of the country s leading department stores with the foundations of shops such as Dunnes Stores and the former Roches Stores being laid in the city Industry Edit Murphys Stout 1919 advert for the Cork brewery Cork City is a hub of industry in the region 88 Several pharmaceutical companies have invested heavily in the area including American companies Pfizer Johnson amp Johnson and Swiss company Novartis 89 Perhaps the most famous product of the Cork pharmaceutical industry is Viagra Cork is also the European headquarters of Apple Inc where over 3 000 staff are involved in manufacturing R amp D and customer support 90 Logitech and EMC Corporation are also important IT employers in the area 91 92 Three hospitals are also among the top ten employers in the city 93 The city is also home to the Heineken Brewery that brews Murphy s Irish Stout and the nearby Beamish and Crawford brewery taken over by Heineken in 2008 which have been in the city for generations 45 of the world s Tic Tac sweets are manufactured at the city s Ferrero factory 94 For many years Cork was the home to Ford Motor Company which manufactured cars in the docklands area before the plant was closed in 1984 Henry Ford s grandfather was from West Cork which was one of the main reasons for opening up the manufacturing facility in Cork 95 Technology has since replaced the older manufacturing businesses of the 1970s and 1980s with people now working at several IT companies across the city area such as Amazon com the online retailer which has offices at Cork Airport Business Park 96 Cork s deep harbour allows large ships to enter bringing trade and easy import export of products Cork Airport also allows easy access to continental Europe and Cork Kent railway station in the city centre provides good rail links for domestic trade Employment Edit According to the 2011 Cork City Employment amp Land Use Survey the single largest employers in the city all with over 1 000 employees include Cork University Hospital Apple Inc University College Cork Boston Scientific Cork City Council Cork Institute of Technology Bon Secours Hospital Cork retailers Supervalu and Centra the Irish Defence Forces at Collins Barracks and the Mercy University Hospital 93 Transport EditAir Edit Cork Airport Main article Cork Airport Cork Airport is the second busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland and is situated on the south side of Cork city close to Ballygarvan Nine airlines fly to more than 45 destinations in Europe 97 Scheduled airlines using Cork airport include Aer Lingus Aer Lingus Regional Air France KLM Lufthansa Ryanair and Swiss International Air Lines 98 Bus Edit The main bus terminal at Parnell Place Public bus services within the city are provided by the national bus operator Bus Eireann City routes are numbered 201 through 226 and connect the city centre to the principal suburbs colleges shopping centres and places of interest 99 Two of these bus routes provide orbital services across the Northern and Southern districts of the city respectively Buses to the outer suburbs and towns such as Ballincollig Glanmire Midleton and Carrigaline are provided from the city s bus terminal at Parnell Place in the city centre Suburban services also include shuttles to Cork Airport and a park and ride facility in the south suburbs only Following the initial rollout of the BusConnects project in Dublin as of October 2022 the National Transport Authority NTA were in the consultation process for similar changes in Cork 100 The NTA said that they were applying some of the lessons learned in Dublin but many Cork homeowners voiced concerns over proposed bus corridors and the possibility of losing parts of their gardens and on street parking the risk of devaluation of their homes worries about the impact of construction on the structural integrity of their homes the loss of hundreds of trees along roads and the impact on trade which may arise from reduced on street parking 100 In an Irish Examiner article from October 2022 it was noted that at least one of the draft proposals to build a flyover through the Mangala woods near Douglas had already been unofficially dropped 100 The first 24 hour bus in Ireland route 220 was initiated in Cork in January 2019 101 102 The 220 links the two major satellite towns of Ballincollig and Carrigaline with the city centre and operates once an hour between the hours of 01 30 05 30 103 One year after 24 hour service commenced Bus Eireann announced they had witnessed a 70 growth in passenger numbers on the route resulting in 1 3 million customer journeys 101 Local politicians have called for the introduction of further 24 hour bus routes in the city owing to the success of the 220 102 104 105 Long distance buses depart from the bus terminal in Parnell Place to destinations throughout Ireland Hourly services run to Killarney Tralee Waterford Athlone and Shannon Airport Ennis Limerick Galway and there are six services daily to Dublin There is also a daily Eurolines bus service that connects Cork to Victoria Coach Station in London via South Wales and Bristol Private operators include Irish Citylink Aircoach and Dublin Coach Irish Citylink serves Limerick and Galway Aircoach operates an Express non stop service which serves Dublin City Centre and Dublin Airport 18 times daily in each direction Dublin Coach serves Dublin via Fermoy Mitchelstown Cashel and Cahir Harbour and waterways Edit See also Port of Cork The Cross River Ferry from Rushbrooke to Passage West links the R624 to R610 This service is used by some commuters to avoid traffic in the Jack Lynch Tunnel and Dunkettle area 106 The Port of Cork is situated at Ringaskiddy 16 kilometres 10 miles SE via the N28 Brittany Ferries operates direct car ferry services from Cork to Roscoff in France 107 Road Edit St Patrick s Bridge The city s road infrastructure improved in the late 20th and early 21st century including the early 1980s construction of the Cork South Link dual carriageway which links the Kinsale Road roundabout with the city centre Shortly after the first sections of the South Ring dual carriageway were opened Work continued extending the N25 South Ring Road through the 1990s culminating in the opening of the Jack Lynch Tunnel under the River Lee The Kinsale Road flyover opened in August 2006 to remove a bottleneck for traffic heading to Cork Airport or Killarney Other projects completed at this time include the N20 Blackpool bypass and the N20 Cork to Mallow road projects The N22 Ballincollig dual carriageway bypass which links to the Western end of the Cork Southern Ring road was opened in September 2004 City centre road improvements include the Patrick Street project which reconstructed the street with a pedestrian focus The M8 motorway links Cork with Dublin From 2012 cycle paths and bike stands were added in a number of areas 108 Subsequently in 2014 a public bicycle rental scheme was launched The scheme is operated by An Rothar Nua on behalf of the National Transport Authority with funding supplemented by an advertising sponsor 109 The scheme supports 330 bikes with 31 stations placed around the city for paid public use 110 Rail Edit Railway and tramway heritage Edit Cork was one of the most rail oriented cities in Ireland featuring eight stations at various times The main route still much the same today is from Dublin Heuston Originally terminating on the city s outskirts at Blackpool the route now reaches the city centre terminus of Kent Station via the Glanmire tunnel and Kilnap Viaduct 111 Now a through station the line through Kent connects the towns of Cobh and Midleton east of the city This also connected to the seaside town of Youghal until the 1980s 112 Glanmire Road Station now called Kent Station c the 1890s Other rail routes terminating or traversing Cork city were the Cork Blackrock and Passage Railway a line to Macroom the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway to Blarney Coachford and Donoughmore as well as the Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway connecting Bantry Skibbereen Clonakilty and many other West Cork towns West Cork trains terminated at Albert Quay across the river from Kent Station though an on street rail system connected the two for rolling stock and cargo movement There have been two tram networks in operation Within the city A proposal to develop a horse drawn tram linking the city s railway termini was made by American George Francis Train in the 1860s and implemented in 1872 by the Cork Tramway Company However the company ceased trading in 1875 after Cork Corporation refused permission to extend the line 113 In December 1898 the Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting Company began operating on the Blackpool Douglas Summerhill Sunday s Well and Tivoli Blackrock routes Increased usage of cars and buses in the 1920s led to a reduction in the use of trams which discontinued operations permanently on 30 September 1931 The wider city area including the city s suburbs is served by three railway stations These are Cork Kent railway station Little Island railway station and Glounthaune railway station Current routes Edit Cork s Kent Station is the main railway station in the city From here Irish Rail services run to destinations all over Ireland The main line from Cork to Dublin has hourly departures on the half hour from Cork and is linked from Limerick Junction with connections to Clonmel and Waterford InterCity services are also available to Killarney and Tralee and to Limerick Ennis Athenry and Galway via Limerick Junction and the Limerick to Galway railway line 114 The Cork Suburban Rail system also departs from Kent Station and provides connections to parts of Metropolitan Cork Stations include Little Island Mallow Midleton Fota and Cobh In July 2009 the Glounthaune to Midleton line was reopened with new stations at Carrigtwohill and Midleton and additional stations proposed for Blarney and elsewhere 115 Little Island railway station serves Cork s Eastern Suburbs Education Edit The Quad at University College Cork See also Category Education in Cork city and Category Secondary schools in County Cork Cork is an important educational centre in Ireland There are over 35 000 third level students in the city meaning the city has a higher ratio of students in the population than the national average 116 Over 10 of the population of the Metropolitan area are students in University College Cork UCC and Munster Technological University MTU including nearly 3 000 international students from over 100 countries 117 UCC is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland and offers courses in arts commerce engineering law medicine and science It has been named Irish University of the Year four times since 2003 most recently in 2016 118 Munster Technological University MTU formerly Cork Institute of Technology CIT was named Irish Institute of Technology of the Year in 2007 2010 and 2016 and offers third level courses in Computing and IT Business Humanities and Engineering Mechanical Electronic Electrical and Chemical The National Maritime College of Ireland is located in Cork and is the only Irish college in which Nautical Studies and Marine Engineering can be undertaken MTU incorporates the Cork School of Music and Crawford College of Art and Design as constituent schools The Cork College of Commerce is the largest College of Further Education in Ireland 119 Other 3rd level institutions include Griffith College Cork a private institution and various other colleges Research institutes linked to the third level colleges in the city support the research and innovation capacity of the city and region Examples include the Tyndall National Institute ICT hardware research IMERC Marine Energy Environmental Research Institute NIMBUS Network Embedded Systems and CREATE Advanced Therapeutic Engineering 117 UCC and CIT also have start up company incubation centres At UCC the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Centre aims to foster and support entrepreneurship 120 In CIT The Rubicon Centre is a business innovation hub that is home to 57 knowledge based start up companies 121 Sport EditSee also List of Cork people Sports Rugby Gaelic football hurling and association football are popular sporting pastimes for Corkonians Gaelic games Edit Spectators watch Cork take on Kerry at the Pairc Ui Chaoimh in the city since redeveloped Main article Cork GAA Hurling and football are the most popular spectator sports in the city Hurling has a strong identity with city and county with Cork winning 30 All Ireland Championships Gaelic football is also popular and Cork has won 7 All Ireland Senior Football Championship titles Cork is the only county that has won both championships at least 7 times and the only one that has won both in the 21st century There are many Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Cork City including Blackrock National Hurling Club St Finbarr s Glen Rovers Na Piarsaigh Nemo Rangers and Douglas GAA The main public venues are Pairc Ui Chaoimh and Pairc Ui Rinn named after the noted Glen Rovers player Christy Ring Camogie hurling for ladies and women s Gaelic football are increasing in popularity Association football Edit Main article League of Ireland in Cork city Cork City F C are the largest and most successful association football team in Cork winning three League of Ireland titles four FAI Cup titles and one All Ireland Setanta Sports Cup title They play their home games on the south side of the city in Turners Cross Several now defunct Cork clubs played in the League of Ireland before 1984 In total teams from the city have won the league 12 times Association football is also played by amateur and school clubs across the city as well as in five a side style leagues Rugby Edit Rugby union is played at various levels from school to senior league level There are two first division clubs in Cork city Cork Constitution five time All Ireland League Champions play their home games in Ballintemple and Dolphin R F C play at home in Musgrave Park Other notable rugby clubs in the city include Highfield Sunday s Well and UCC At the school level Christian Brothers College and Presentation Brothers College are two of the country s better known rugby nurseries Munster Rugby plays a number of its home matches in the Pro14 at Musgrave Park in Ballyphehane In the past Heineken Cup matches have also been played at Musgrave Park but most of these are now played at Thomond Park in Limerick In May 2006 and again in May 2008 Munster became the Heineken Cup champions with many players hailing from Cork city and county Water sports Edit There are a variety of watersports in Cork including rowing and sailing There are five rowing clubs training on the river Lee including Shandon BC UCC RC Pres RC Lee RC and Cork BC Naomhoga Chorcai is a rowing club whose members row traditional naomhoga on the Lee in occasional competitions The Ocean to City race has been held annually since 2005 and attracts teams and boats from local and visiting clubs who row the 24 kilometres 15 mi from Crosshaven into Cork city centre 122 The National Rowing Center was moved to Inniscarra approximately 12 km outside the city centre in 2007 123 Cork s maritime sailing heritage is maintained through its sailing clubs The Royal Cork Yacht Club located in Crosshaven outside the city is the world s oldest yacht club and Cork Week is a notable sailing event 124 Cricket Edit Mardyke the home of Cork County Cricket Club The most notable cricket club in Cork is Cork County Cricket Club which was formed in 1874 Although located within the Munster jurisdiction the club plays in the Leinster Senior League 125 The club plays at the Mardyke a ground which has hosted three first class matches in 1947 1961 and 1973 All three involved Ireland playing Scotland 126 The Cork Cricket Academy operates within the city with the stated aim of introducing the sport to schools in the city and county 127 Cork s other main cricket club Harlequins Cricket Club play close to Cork Airport 128 The provincial representative side the Munster Reds plays its home matches in the Twenty20 Inter Provincial Trophy at the Mardyke Cricket Ground citation needed Other sports Edit The city contains clubs active in national competitions in basketball Neptune and UCC Demons and American Football Cork Admirals There are also golf pitch and putt hockey tennis and athletics clubs in the Cork area The area is the home of road bowling which is played in the north side and southwest suburbs citation needed There are boxing and martial arts clubs including Brazilian jiu jitsu Karate Muay Thai and Taekwondo within the city while the sports based performance art of professional wrestling maintains a presence via local promotion Phoenix Wrestling Cork Racing a motorsport team based in Cork 129 has raced in the Irish Formula Ford Championship since 2005 Cork also hosts one of Ireland s most successful Australian Rules Football teams 130 the Leeside Lions who have won the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership several times 130 131 Twin cities EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland Cork is twinned with Cologne Coventry Rennes San Francisco Swansea and Shanghai 132 As of February 2017 the city council was also in talks to twin with Bordeaux Saint Petersburg and Miami 133 Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop 16594 826 181364 394 1234 3 1821100 658 56 3 1831107 016 6 3 184180 720 24 6 185182 625 2 4 186179 594 3 7 187178 642 1 2 188180 124 1 9 189175 345 6 0 190176 122 1 0 191176 673 0 7 192678 490 2 4 193693 322 18 9 194689 877 3 7 1951112 009 24 6 1956114 428 2 2 1961115 689 1 1 1966125 283 8 3 1971134 430 7 3 1979138 267 2 9 1981136 344 1 4 1986133 271 2 3 1991127 253 4 5 1996127 187 0 1 2002123 062 3 2 2006119 418 3 0 2011119 230 0 2 2016125 657 5 4 2019210 000 67 1 2022222 333 5 9 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 3 The population of Cork City and its suburbs was recorded as 208 669 by the 2016 census 141 with 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June 2017 Cork s population has become less religious and older Evening Echo 7 April 2017 Archived from the original on 17 October 2017 Retrieved 7 June 2017 Further reading EditMerchants Mystics and Philanthropists 350 Years of Cork Quakers Richard S Harrison Published by Cork Monthly Meeting Religious Society of Friends Quakers 2006 ISBN 978 0 9539542 1 6 Atlas of Cork City edited by John Crowley Robert Devoy Denis Linehan and Patrick O Flanagan Illustrated by Michael Murphy Cork University Press 2005 ISBN 1 85918 380 8 A New History of Cork Henry A Jefferies History Press Ireland 2010 ISBN 978 1 84588 984 5 Cork Rock From Rory Gallagher To The Sultans Of Ping by Mark McAvoy Mercier Press 2009 ISBN 978 1 85635 655 8 Where Bridges Stand the River Lee bridges of Cork City Antoin O Callaghan History Press Ireland 2012 ISBN 978 1 84588 746 9 Cork City Through Time Kieran McCarthy amp Daniel Breen Stroud Amberley 2012 ISBN 978 1 4456 1142 6 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cork category Wikisource has the text of an 1879 American Cyclopaedia article about Cork Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cork Ireland portalCork City Council site Architecture of Cork Cork city Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 7 11th ed 1911 pp 158 160 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cork city amp oldid 1153305908, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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