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Cork City Council (previously known as Cork Corporation) is a local government organisation in Cork City, responsible for providing services to citizens in the areas of : Housing & Community, Roads & Transportation, Planning & Development, Amenity & Culture, and Environment. Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Houses in Fishpool Street, St Albans, England For other meanings of the word house, see House (disambiguation). ... Alternative meanings: Plan, Isère, floor plan A Plan is a proposed or intended method of getting from one set of circumstances to another. ... The word culture comes from the Latin root colere (to inhabit, to cultivate, or to honor). ...


Cork City Council has 31 democratically Elected Members representing the 6 wards in the City. Elections are held every 5 years. See Election (movie) for the film directed by Alexander Payne. ...


See also

The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 a piece of legislation passed as an Act of Parliament by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1898, to establish a system of local government in Ireland on lines similar that had been recently created in Great Britain at the time. ... The Republic of Ireland is a sovereign, independent state. ... The Lord Mayor of Cork is the symbolic head of the local government in the city of Cork in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin Corporation is the former name given to the city government and its administrative organisation in Dublin between the twelfth century and 1 January 2002. ...

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  • Homepage of Cork City Council

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Cork - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4631 words)
Cork (Corcaigh in Irish) is the second city of the Republic of Ireland and Ireland's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast respectively.
Cork's most famous building, also accessible to the public, is the church tower of Shandon dominating the North side of the city, with the North and East sides faced in red sandstone, and the West and South sides in the predominant stone of the region, white limestone.
Cork is also home to one of Ireland's main national newspapers, the Irish Examiner (formerly the Cork Examiner) with its headquarters situated in Academy Street in the city centre.
Cork - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article (2848 words)
The principal city of County Cork and of the province of Munster, it is situated slightly inland from the southern coast proper, located at 51°54′ N 8°28′ W.
Cork is a historic city, with the city charter being granted over 800 years ago by King John in 1185.
Cork is also home to one of Ireland's main national newspapers, the Irish Examiner (formerly the Cork Examiner) with its headquaters situated in Academy Street in the city centre.
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