20/08/2026
Join us at Cork Communities in Action for an afternoon celebrating the organisations, volunteers and community groups that make Cork a more connected, inclusive and vibrant place to live.
📅 Saturday, 5 September (International Day of Charity)
🕑 2.00–4.00 pm
📍 Bishop Lucey Park, Cork
Expect:
🎶 Live music
🎭 Creative performances
🎨 Fun family activities
🤝 Meet local community and voluntary organisations
Discover how community groups across Cork support people at every stage of life, from children and young people to older people, through disability services, arts and Cork Volunteer Centre is proud to support this celebration of the community and voluntary sector and the people whose everyday actions create stronger communities.
💚 Free to attend. No booking required. Just come along!
Pictured:
Adam Lacey (Cork Volunteer Centre), Brenda Barry (Cork City Partnership), Jane Duane (Horizons) Vicky Darrer (Horizons), Guillaume Jacquinot (The Wheel) Ciara Fitzgibbon (Nasc), Alannah O’Callaghan (Cork City PPN).
Other organisations there on the day:
EIL, Cork Mental Health Foundation, Salaam, Down Syndrome Cork, Special Olympic Munster, Westgate Foundation, Cork Anti Poverty Resource Network, Sanctuary Runners.
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Jerry Buttimer TD Eil Ireland Special Olympics Munster westgate_foundation .antipoverty Sanctuary Runners Cork Horizons Nasc Ireland Cork City Partnership The Wheel Cork City Public Participation Network Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
