Cork s iconic Shakey Bridge Reopens On Saturday
Our senior reporter Fiona O Donovan has the special report for RedFM News:
I can confirm it’s still ‘shakey’! Cork’s iconic shakey bridge (Daly’s bridge) will reopen this Saturday after a huge refurbishment effort that took 15 months. More @RedFMNews@CorksRedFMpic.twitter.com/ggl1dGsN2T Fiona O Donovan (@FionaRedFM) December 17, 2020
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The Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a non-profit animal welfare organisation is selling a 150th-anniversary commemorative book celebrating an extraordinary milestone in its rich history. It draws upon extensive archives preserved by the Society since 1870 recognising its pioneering founders, its generations of committed and passionate volunteer and staff members and documents the organisation’s aspirations, triumphs and tribulations up to the present day.
CSPCA Cork Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Photo Joleen Cronin
Ahead of the official formation of the Society, a first exploratory meeting was held on 16th September 1870, attended by Robert Scott, Henry Richardson, T M Corker, A McOstrich, Benjamin Haughton, Thomas Perrott, William Goulding and J C Newsom. A handwritten account documented the decision to employ a person for a two-week period to ascertain the level of cruelty cases in the city and to determine if there was a need
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The burning of Cork by Crown forces took place on the night of 11–12 December 1920, during the Irish War of Independence. |More than 40 business premises, and 300 homes were destroyed, across five acres of the City centre.
Lots of events across Friday, Saturday, Sunday to mark the anniversary – involving Lord Mayor, Taoiseach and more.
Programme of events for today, Friday (11 December 2020)
A Covid-19 compliant ceremony, attended by the Lord Mayor of Cork, will be broadcast on the Cork City Council Facebook page at 10.30pm this evening to mark the centenary of the Burning of Cork.
The webcast ceremony will begin at 10.30pm on https://www.facebook.com/corkcitycouncilofficial/, the time 100 years ago when calls in relation to the fires were first received by Cork City Fire Brigade.
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