Background Information on Cork Civic Trust
Founded in 1989, Cork Civic Trust is a non-profit making voluntary organization, dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of our architectural heritage and environment.
Cork Civic Trust draws its support from:
- Private Sector sponsors
- Members of the public
- The Public Sector
€450,000 CHRISTMAS GIFT COMPLETES RESTORATION OF UNIQUE CORK HOUSE:
Among Cork Civic Trust corporate sponsors are:
Clonmoyle Investments: Supervalu-Centra Distribution: Bank of Ireland: PriceWaterhouseCoopers: Sedgewick Dineen Group: IAWS: O’Leary Insurance Group: Cross Refrigeration: Barry’s Tea: Henry Ford & Son: Allied Irish Banks: Fyffes Group: Dairygold: Supervalu Blarney: Bowen Construction: Gilbeys Ireland: Irish Examiner: Golden Vale: Sisk Construction: John O’ Donovan & Associates: Cadbury Ireland: Irish Distillers: O’Flynn Construction: O'Callaghan Properties: Permanent TSB: Horgan Delicatessen Supplies: Murphy’s Ireland: Irish Shell: KPMG: Fairway Investments: Kellogs: Quality Plastics: Blarney Woollen Mills: ICC Bank: FBD Insurance: John A Wood: Val O’ Connor: Ronan Daly Jermyn:
Objectives:
Cork Civic Trust encourages:
- The initiation of proposals for the protection and improvement of Cork's architectural heritage and its civic environment.
- Public awareness of heritage issues and the instillation of a sense of civic pride.
- The delivery of educational programmes.
Cork Civic Trust is actively involved in the following:
- The Cork Vision Centre, a public access exhibition, event and visitor centre, managed by Cork Civic Trust.
- Conserve, a traditional building skills conservation training programme.
- Cork Digital Images Archive.
- The provision of conservation advisory and support services.
- Publications: "Revelations of Style": an illustrated study of Cork Windows.
- The Roscarbery Castle Salem Preservation Project.
- Cork City Tourism.
Pope's Quay Project:
- The restoration of 50 Pope's Quay, a Queen Anne red brick town house, built around 1730.
- An irreplaceable piece of architectural history.
- Unique not only to Cork, but to Ireland.
- The Trust's flagship project.
- Endorsed by the Ireland Funds.
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