Cork Business Association

Swipe to see a couple of before & after pictures from our Cleaning & Greening day in April!💚

Our next cleaning and greening day is Tuesday, June 16th. Link in bio to register!🔗

Join us for our next Cleaning and Greening Day on Tuesday, June 16. This time we are heading to (formerly known as Paul Street Shopping Centre)!

Together, we’ll be rolling up our sleeves to refresh and revitalise The Fifth Quarter, Paul Street, French Church Street, and Carey’s Lane. We have plenty of hands-on tasks lined up for our fantastic volunteers, including:
🧹 Sweeping & Scraping
🎨 Painting Touch-Ups
🧽 Power Washing & Cleaning

We’re kicking things off bright and early at 8:30 AM, with a delicious light breakfast kindly provided by ! ☕🥐

Cleaning and Greening days are always packed with incredible community spirit, teamwork, and pride. Grab your coworkers or friends, and let's give back to the city we love. We can't wait to see you there!

A massive thank you to for funding this brilliant initiative, and to our wonderful event sponsors:
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Register today: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/cleaning-and-greening-the-fifth-quarter-tickets-1988477425508?aff=oddtdtcreator

Welcome to CBA, ! Congratulations on officially launching and celebrating your grand opening this past weekend. We are delighted to have you in the city.🌟

Big news for St. Patrick’s Street! 🌳✨
The CBA welcomes Cork City Council’s newly announced pilot scheme aimed at decluttering, greening, and revitalising our city's main street.
What to expect:
🚫 Removal of redundant street furniture and old shelters.
🚌 Relocation of some bus stops & taxi ranks.
🪑 New high-quality public seating, trees, and planters.
This project is all about giving people more reasons to stop, sit, and support local city centre businesses.
Have your say - https://consult.corkcity.ie/en/consultation/st-patricks-street-pilot-scheme

A phenomenal morning of great insights and important conversations.

Today, the Cork Business Association, in collaboration with the , hosted an exclusive briefing ahead of this year’s budget.

We were honoured to be joined by An Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris T.D., who shared his key priorities for the upcoming budget. He specifically highlighted investments in infrastructure and housing—both crucial elements required to support Cork’s rapidly growing population.

We then dove straight into an interactive panel discussion. The conversation tackled critical themes including the priorities of the European Presidency, the future of personal savings and investments, business succession planning, capital gains tax, and housing initiatives.

CBA President Dave O’Brien spoke directly with the Minister regarding the soaring cost of doing business, strongly advocating that SMEs be considered in the upcoming budget decisions.

A sincere thank you to for being spectacular hosts, and to our sponsors, & .ai, for making this event possible.

Special thank you to our volunteers who revisited Oliver Plunkett Street this week and touched up the painting! They have truly gone above and beyond for our city!💜

Our city thrives because of people like this, and CBA is very grateful. Next time you see them out on the streets making a difference, please give them a well-deserved "Thank You!" 🙌✨

🌟ST. PAUL’S NEEDS YOU… 🌟

As we celebrate 60 years for both St. Paul's and AIB supporting our community, we’re asking for your help 💙

Please vote for St. Paul’s in the AIB Community Fund under Education & Opportunities.

🗳️ Every vote counts — 1 vote per email address!
🤪 Vote early & often
📲 Send it to everyone in your WhatsApp contacts — family, friends, neighbours, work groups… everyone!

📌 Charity No: 20139537
⏰ Closing date: Friday 19 June at 5pm

Together we can make a huge difference 💙

🔗 https://aib.ie/personal-forms/community-fund

Great news for North Main Street and for Cork city centre!

Cork Business Association welcomes the news that Cork City Council is seeking a developer to turn the long-derelict buildings at 62-65 North Main St. into a mixed-use development of “high-quality urban design and create an attractive environment for city-centre living and employment”.

These buildings have stood derelict for over 10 years. Seeing progress towards bringing these sites back into active use is a hugely positive step for North Main Street and the wider city centre.

Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41849550.html