Tripe+Drisheen: The Friday View 02/07
It's our weekly round-up of news and events from Cork city and county
Reflecting history
There’s a new book of images of Cork city’s past and present: a fascinating insight into changes seen in the city over 100 years, some for the better and some, sadly, not.
Historian and independent councillor Kieran McCarthy and Daniel Breen, curator of Cork Public Museum used the postcard collection at Cork Public Museum to write Cork City Reflections. They merged the old images with modern images to show how the city has changed over the past 100 years.
.The book is available in Waterstones, Vibes & Scribes or from the publishers Amberley Publishing
Grand Marshall marathon runner
The Grand Marshal for Cork Pride 2021 announced this week, Aoife Cooke, has a pretty legit excuse for attending virtually instead of in person: she’ll be in the final stages of preparation for the biggest run of her life, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Marathon (which will be staged in Sapporo)
We dropped Aoife a line during the week. She’s been in Utah in the U.S. since last month training for the Olympics. She said that, while she’ll be on the other side of the world, she’s always “delighted to do whatever I can to promote visibility for the LGBT community and this is just another way that I can do that.”
The theme of this year’s Cork Pride Festival is ‘Together Apart’. Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival takes place over nine days this year, from July 24 to August 1
Aoife said training is going well. “ I have adjusted to the altitude and the climate pretty well and have been doing some good sessions. Everything is on track so far for the Marathon in Sapporo in less than 6 weeks time!”
The women’s marathon race is on August 7. You can read our profile of Aoife on Tripe+Drisheen here.
Cork County Council resort to “soft power” in battle to control litter at beauty spots
Following on from County Chief Executive Tim Lucey’s comments at the start of the summer that providing litter bins encouraged littering and that he would prefer to take away the county’s 958 bins instead of upping their number to tackle a tidal wave of waste from our so-called “outdoor summer,” Cork County Council have launched their new public awareness campaign, targeting behavioural change over infrastructure.
Tweet of the week:
Change happens: South Mall with two way cycle lanes.
Salmon farm approved for Bantry Bay
A hotly contested salmon farm has been granted a licence to operate in Bantry Bay. The licence, granted by ALAB, the Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board, was granted despite objections by groups including Inland Fisheries Ireland, Salmon Watch Ireland, Bantry Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association and others. Deliberations and local protests have been ongoing since 2015.
The granting of the licence came despite the Board acknowledging that an EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) provided by the operator, MOWI Ireland (listen to Ellie’s interview with MOWI’s environmental manager here), was deficient “in relation to the salmonid populations in the Dromagowlane/Trafrask River and potential implications for Freshwater Pearl Mussel populations in the same location.”
The decision comes as government launched a new National Marine Planning Framework this week, with conservationists warning that the plan, which government said is “a vision for how we want to use, protect and enjoy our seas in the years up to 2040,” seems at a preliminary read to be largely focused on resource extraction and profit.
Artists on biodiversity: a new exhibition at Cork Airport
Ten Irish artists launch their new group exhibition on the theme of biodiversity on Saturday, in Cork Airport exhibition space. It will make a nice excuse to visit an airport. Just to be reminded of what one looks like.
Market art
The Marina Market continues to add more art and cultural events to its commercial lineup. Crawford graduate Padraic Barrett will be exhibiting “The Engineering Of Consent” at the Market this weekend. It opens today, Friday July 2 at 5 p.m. and runs daily until next Tuesday. There’ll be an exhibition tour with Padraic on Monday, July 5 at 1 p.m.
Our long read this week is from the Marina, and it’s all about how Benchspace is making a space for crafters in Cork. You can read it here.
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