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Organised Insurance Fire Brigades were established in the city following the Fire of Cork in 1622. [4] Acts later passed in 1714 and 1715 made it mandatory for Church of Ireland parishes to provide 'small and large fire engines', but it was not until 1799 that the first effective fire engines were located in Cork.
As of the 2016 census, an increasing number of residents (15%) indicated that they had no religion [158] – a higher rate of increase and a higher overall percentage than the national average (10%). [ 159 ] [ 160 ] By the 2022 census , Catholics represented 65% of the population, 9% were other religions and 26% either had no religion or stated ...
Cork Courthouse (Irish: Teach Cúirte Chorcaí, Sráid Washington) is a judicial facility in Washington Street, Cork, Ireland.It serves as the Cork Court Office in civil and family related matters, while the courthouse on Anglesea Street handles criminal trials.
Cork County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative county of County Cork. [2] [3] [4] Originally meetings of Cork County Council were held in the back portion of the top floor of Cork Courthouse. [5]
The County Hall (Irish: Halla an Chontae, Corcaigh) is a 17-storey office block, owned by Cork County Council and housing its administrative headquarters. The building is located on Carrigrohane Road in the City of Cork.
The sheriff (Irish: sirriam) of the City of Cork is the court officer responsible for the enforcement of civil judgments in Cork county borough.The current sheriff is a solicitor, Martin A Harvey.
Cork's RedFM is an Irish radio station which broadcasts to Cork and the surrounding area, and is aimed at a youth audience. The station commenced broadcasting on 16 January 2002 [2]" and was awarded Ireland's first youth radio licence.
Castlemagner GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Castlemagner in the north-west of County Cork, Ireland.Founded in 1900, the club plays both hurling and Gaelic football and is affiliated with Duhallow GAA.