Cork City designated special EU status to unlock major funding to achieve climate neutrality by 2030

City has been awarded prestigious EU Mission Label by European Commission 'in recognition of the city’s strong leadership and very ambitious climate action plans'

Cork City Council’s director of services for emergency management and climate action David Joyce, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Dan Boyle, and Cork City Council CEO Valerie O'Sullivan at a celebratory event in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh to mark the awarding of a prestigious Mission Label by the European Commission for its climate action plans under the 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission. Picture: Clare Keogh

Cork City has secured a special EU designation that will help unlock vast European and State funding and private investment, for projects to accelerate its journey to climate neutral.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin marked the formal awarding of the prestigious EU Mission Label to Cork by the European Commission at a special discussion event in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday, with input from the city council, the third-level sector, businesses, Irish Rail and Bus Éireann.