Help name Cork city’s new bridges

Cork City Council has announced a call for public submissions to help name the two newest bridges in Cork city.

A bridge connecting Wandesford Quay via Lambley’s Lane to South Main Street has recently been opened. A second is currently being constructed to connect Proby’s Quay to South Main Street through the former Beamish and Crawford Brewery site, which is expected to be open to the public by spring 2026.

The bridges will provide improved pedestrian and cycle connectivity and are funded by the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) and the National Transport Authority (NTA).

The council is asking the public to put forward suggestions for the names of the two new bridges, with names which honour, celebrate, or remember a person, group, or events of significance that have helped to shape the City of Cork being considered.

Cllr Kieran McCarthy said the call for submissions was “great to see”.

“There is a rich suite of family histories attached to fishing and the adjacent river, and of individuals who were embedded in city life who were from the area and championed it in their lifetimes. Names which I personally would like to see members of the public putting forward for consideration,” he said.

Submissions will be accepted until Monday 26 January at 4pm. After this, the suggestions will be shortlisted and brought to a meeting of full council, where the elected members will discuss the shortlisted suggestions and vote on them to choose the final names.

Members of the public can make their suggestions online using Cork City Council’s consultation portal hconsult.corkcity.ie.

Alternatively, they can download the application form on that site and send in an envelope marked Lambley’s Lane Bridge Naming or Proby’s Quay/Crosses Green Bridge Naming to Barbara Creed, Administrative Officer, Infrastructure Development, City Hall, Cork, T12 T997, or emailed directly to Barbara_creed@corkcity.ie.

This article was produced with the support of the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme funded by Coimisiún na Meán.