Keeping Cork Active
Active Cities Projects in Cork City
Cork Sports Partnership is working with over 60 local & national organisations across sport, physical activity, local government, community, education, health and active travel on the Active Cities project to provide opportunities for people of all ages and abilities in Cork City to be active through sport and physical activity.
Check out some of the projects below!
Title: MapRun in Cork City
Partners: Cork Sports Partnership, Irish Orienteering Association, Cork Orienteering Club, Bishopstown Orienteering Club, Cork City Council
Overview: MapRun is a free app, that when downloaded to your smartphone, is used to participate in an orienteering event. The app will show a map on your screen with the orienteering course marked on it. As you navigate around the course the app will record your GPS track and which controls you have visited. When you finish your course the app will produce your result!
A number of courses have been developed in Cork City as part of the Active Cities Project including;
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Click here to get involved https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.fne.maprun6
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Title: Sport on the Green
Partners: Cork City Council, Cork Sports Partnership, Cork ETB, Munster Rugby, Athletics Ireland, Munster Technical University (MTU), FAI, Rebel Og Cork GAA.
Overview: The Sport on the Green project seeks to provide children from disadvantaged communities across Cork City with the opportunity to participate in a multi-sports camp on identified green areas in the community.
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Title: Permanent Orienteering Courses
Partners: Cork Sports Partnership, Orienteering Ireland, Bishopstown Orienteering Club, Cork City Council
Overview: To develop permanent orienteering courses in parks across Cork City to promote on-demand orienteering events for families, schools, youth/disability services/groups.
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Title: Outdoor Table Tennis Tables
Title: Cork Sports Partnership, Cork City Council, Table Tennis Ireland, Beech Hill Table Tennis Club, Leeside Table Tennis Club, Munster Table Tennis Association
Overview: The project aims to increase physical activity opportunities for people of all ages and abilities in Cork City parks through the installation of outdoor Table Tennis tables in identified parks in the city.
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Title: Teqball
Overview: The Teqball project aims to provide opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to be physically active through the 5 sports of Teqball.
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Title: Outdoor Volleyball Court
Title: Cork Sports Partnership, Volleyball Ireland, Cork City Council
Overview: The project aims to increase physical activity opportunities for people of all ages and abilities through recreational outdoor Volleyball in Tramore Valley Park by installing a semi-permanent outdoor volleyball court.
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Title: Basketball in the Parks
Overview: The Basketball in the Parks project was established during the COVID-19 pandemic as a response to provide opportunities for disadvantaged youth and people with disabilities to engage in outdoor physical activity through Basketball over a 3-week period utilising public amenities and MUGA’s.
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Title: Play for All Ages Campaign
Title: Cork Sports Partnership, Let’s Play Cork, Cork Healthy Cities
Overview: The project aims to create awareness of the different types of play and the benefits that play has for all ages and abilities. The video was launched as part of an inclusive play seminar organised in Cork as part of the National Playful Paradigm project.
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Title: Playground Stencil Schools Initiative
Partners: Cork Sports Partnership, HSE Health Promotion & Improvement, Let’s Play Cork, Cork Healthy Cities
Overview: The aim of the initiative is to make play the easier option for primary schools and promote play opportunities for people of all ages and abilities in Cork schools. The playground stencils on a schoolyard enhance the physical environment to promote physical activity, child development and play.
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Title: Junior Parkrun Ballinlough
Overview: The project seeks to provide opportunities for children on the south side of the city to get active through walking/jogging/running by establishing a new volunteer-led junior Parkrun in the Japanese Gardens in Ballinlough on Sunday mornings.
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Title: Active Cork Orienteering Maze
Partners: Cork Sports Partnership, Orienteering Ireland
Overview: The project seeks to provide opportunities to try orienteering in urban areas such as community greens, schools, and parks as part of family fun days, active play days and other identified events.
The Orienteering Maze is available to loan through Cork Sports Partnership to any clubs, groups or organisations in Cork.
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Title: Active Community Walking Programme (Cork City)
Overview: The project sought to expand the Active Community Walking Programme in Cork City following COVID-19 by supporting Community Groups to establish new walking groups and rebuild the capacity of existing walking groups.
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Title: Women’s Social Soccer Project
Partners: Cork Sports Partnership, Football Association of Ireland, Cork City Council, Leisureworld Bishopstown
Overview: The project seeks to provide opportunities for women to play social soccer with a focus on fun, fitness and football in a supportive environment.
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Title: Activator Poles Project
Overview: Activator poles are an adaptation of Nordic Walking poles and have been developed by Canadian therapists to promote balance and improve mobility.
This project sought to provide older adults with access to training and equipment for use in the community. The programme is particularly focused on people with balance concerns or mobility issues. They are suitable for all, including people with; arthritis, an acquired brain injury, or people with Parkinson’s disease.
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Title: Walking Football Project
Partners: Cork Sports Partnership, Football Association of Ireland, UCC, Cork City Council,
Overview: This free weekly programme offers participants the opportunity to return to the game they love at their own pace, while newcomers to football can easily get involved! Walking football is a very easy & enjoyable way for older adults to stay active, have fun & enjoy the game!
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Title: Neuro Functional Training Programme (NFTP)
Overview: The NFTP enables individuals with a neurological condition to exercise in a supervised setting within a community facility. Physiotherapists devise a tailored programme that is specific to the individuals functional impairment, the individual can exercise within an appropriate community facility under the supervision of the fitness team.
The aim of this project is to optimise exercise participation for individuals with a neurological condition, enhancing long-term self-management, preventing secondary complications and supporting self-care.
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Title: Walk21 Satellite Conference
Partners: Cork Sports Partnership, Get Ireland Walking, Walk21, Cork City Council
Overview: The Walk21 Satellite Event took place at the end of the International Walk21 Conference which took place in Technological University Dublin in September 2022. The Cork satellite event highlighted the ‘Get Cork Walking’ Initiative and the efforts made by the City Council to make Cork a more liveable and walkable community.
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Title: Wheels for All Initiative
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The aim of this initiative is to increase awareness and knowledge of adaptive bikes; handcycles and racing chairs, which will create participation opportunities for people with reduced mobility. Wheels For All offers these adaptive bikes to users for a set duration of time and removes the cost barrier. This initiative empowers the person and creates a positive experience for them to enjoy moving freely and independently.
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Title: GAA For All
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GAA For All aims to provide GAA to people with disabilities in their local community club settings in Cork and promote the ethos of a community club for all.
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Title: Learn to Cycle Programme
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This Learn to Cycle programme aims to assist participants to learn how to cycle independently in a fun & safe environment.
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Title: Youth BMX Programme
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Provide young people with a safe and enjoyable environment to learn fundamental BMX bike handling skills while offering a gateway to all cycling disciplines.
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Title: Cycling Projects & Programmes
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Continue the development and increase opportunities for people in Cork City to get cycling
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Title: Cork BMX Club Development Programme
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This club development programme aims to increase the capacity of Cork BMX Club to cater for the demand for its youth section in particular the FUNdamentals programme
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Title: Glen Sli na Slainte
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Provides an easy, accessible and inexpensive environment for regular exercise for walkers. The attractive signage aims to encourage people to incorporate more walking into their lifestyle.
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Title: Social Volleyball
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This programme aims to provide an opportunity for beginners and those new to the sport to play volleyball in a fun and supportive environment.
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