THE historic Marina riverside promenade in Cork City is set to become an “amenity that can be enjoyed by everybody”.

The public consultation for the permanent pedestrianisation of the Marina will close to submissions on Monday, November 2. The proposal to continue restricting vehicular access to the Marina went to public consultation on Friday, September 25.

FUNDING for temporary lights on the Marina walkway is to be requested from Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan this Friday.

THE first phase of the Marina Park project is on track to be completed by May 2021, despite the challenges of Covid-19, a Cork City Council official has stated.

LABOUR Local Area Rep Peter Horgan has written to Cork City Council to request temporary safety signage be installed at the Atlantic Pond until the pumping issue is resolved.

Further concerns have been raised about the broken tidal gate at the Atlantic Pond in Cork City and the need to get it fixed as soon as possible.

The Marina will likely never be open to cars again, according to a local City Councillor. Cllr Des Cahill said works are underway at the Marina to ensure it is a top amenity for pedestrians in Cork city.

A broken tidal gate at the Atlantic Pond in Cork city is causing “irreparable” damage to both wildlife and plantlife in the area, according to a local councillor.

STEPHEN Scully of Cork City Council's Parks Department has said the first phase of the Marina Park project is expected to be completed within 12 months.

ONE of Cork City’s most popular amenities, the Marina, becomes fully pedestrianised today.

The Marina will be closed to traffic from this Friday. The pedestrianisation of the popular Cork city amenity is set to last for three months, following which a review of its operation will take place.

Cork Chamber have backed the prioritisation of the Marina for cycling and walking on a permanent basis and the resolution of the pedestrian access issues to Tramore Valley Park.

CALLS have been made for Cork City Council to renew efforts to locate a children’s playground in a residential area of Cork’s northside.

A CITY councillor has requested that Cork City Council buy the old John Barleycorn site in Glanmire.Independent councillor Ger Keohane wants the 5.4-acre site transformed into a regional park for the public, which could potentially be linked up with ...

Cork City Fire Brigade responded to call out down the Marina this evening when emergency services were requested after a man jumped into the River Lee to save his dog.

ANOTHER delay in construction of the Marina Park means only the first phase of the project will be completed by the end of next year. The first phase of Marina Park is now proposed to be finished in late 2020.

COUNCILLORS will be presented with a plan on the "optimal solution" to shut Marina Road to through traffic on Sundays.

PLANS for a greenway linking the Marina to Mahon have been rubberstamped by City Hall.

Discussions around the need for better infrastructure and more housing in the city are a constant narrative in Cork, but how we enjoy the city is just as important a consideration.

CONSTRUCTION of the new Marina Park have been pushed back until September, it has been confirmed.

BLACKROCK Railway Walkway is set to be widened from three metres to five metres after complaints that walkers were ignoring signs and cyclists were using it as a “speedway”.

PEDESTRIANISATION of The Marina could form part of plans for a redevelopment of the area, but city councillors remain divided on whether a total car ban should be implemented.

{element}There are long term plans for the multi-million redevelopment of the entire area around the Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium to create a landmark central park and green space for the Cork Docklands.

CALLS have been made to close off a stretch of the Blackrock Marina on weekends to traffic. The initiative would benefit cyclists and pedestrians and make the entire area safer, according to former Lord Mayor, Cllr Des Cahill.

A FORMER Lord Mayor of Cork has called on City Hall to tap into government funding to get the Marina Park project up and running.

The first phase of the planned new park will open to the public in January 2019. Ultimately, the new amenity will be five times larger than Fitzgerald’s Park.

THE first phase of the planned new Marina Park will open to the public in January 2019.