Cork City doubles its number of green flag parks

Ireland picks up a record 104 awards for its best public spaces

Cork City Council has been awarded four An Taisce Green Flag Awards for Fitzgerald"s Park, Shalom Park, the Regional Park and Douglas Community Park. Pictured with Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Deirdre Forde, at Douglas Community Park for the announcement were representatives from Cork City Council, Douglas Community Association, Douglas Tidy Towns, Douglas Meals on Wheels, and the Grange-Frankfield Men's Shed. Picture: Michael O'Sullivan/OSM PHOTO

Cork City has doubled its number of green flag parks as Ireland picked up a record 104 green flags for its best public spaces.

In what is just its second year involved in the internationally recognised Green Flag Awards scheme, Cork City Council retained its green flags for Fitzgerald’s Park and Shalom Park and was awarded two new ones for the Regional Park Ballincollig and Douglas Community Park, both of which became part of the city following the 2019 city boundary extension.