This article should resonate across all cities as we face the challenges of urban blue spaces and who has access. #LidoCork #FutureLidos #SwimmableCities Mission Economics by Mariana Mazzucato marianamazzucato.substack.com?utm_source=n...

Mission Economics by Mariana Mazzucato | Substack

Reflections on the theory and practice of an economy that delivers for people and planet. Click to read Mission Economics by Mariana Mazzucato, a Substack publication.

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This article should resonate across all cities as we face the challenges of urban blue spaces and who has access. #LidoCork #FutureLidos #SwimmableCities open.substack.com/pub/marianam...

Who Gets to Swim?

Public pools, a tale of two cities, and the moonshot for a swimmable city

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This!!! 😍😍😍😍 Imagine this nestled in the city Reservoir at Inniscarra. 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️ #LidoCork #FutureLidos #SwimmableCities www.instagram.com/reel/Daqm01K...

Lido Tour What a week to go on tour. Delighted to get to swim in Banagher Lido. Beautiful refurbishment and looks like something that could be replicated in any city and town on a river. #LidoCork #FutureLidos #SwimmableCities

Four Cork beaches are set to receive beach wheelchairs and storage upgrades as part of a €400,000 national outdoor swimming fund announced today. csalert.ie/F7wQub

Four Cork Beach Locations to Benefit as €400,000 Outdoor Swimming Fund Announced

Four Cork beaches are set to receive beach wheelchairs and storage upgrades as part of a €400,000 national outdoor swimming fund announced today.

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Opens on Friday and will stay open all year round. sealanescanarywharf.co.uk

The sun is out, so it's time to go through the checklist before you go for a swim. 🏊‍♀️ 🏊‍♂️ 🌞🌞 #LidoCork #SwimIreland #SwimHappy #LeaveNoTrace

Now Here's an idea to keep our Lido heated and the lights on! #CorkLido #FutureLidos #SwimmableCities

Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The world’s largest sand battery got through Finland’s harshest winter in years. 2,000 tonnes of sand, heated to 500-600°C by cheap power, feeding district heating in Pornainen. And it worked. Result from one install: oil down 100%, emissions down 70%. Industrial process heat is the real prize.

If you fancy meeting like-minded open water swimmers and maybe pick up some tips from the Keynote speaker, then you should get your ticket for the Swim Ireland Inaugural Open Water Conference. Link : eventmaster.ie/event/BOMGt2... #OpenWaterSwimming #SwimIreland

This from our Friend, Matt Sykes @ #SwimmableCities : "A wiser, older colleague once told me: Rain doesn’t fall from sky polluted." So, What are you happy accepting and would you like to be able to swim in and around our city? #LidoCork #futureLidos

With the planning extension given to Tower Holdings for Custom House Quay development, wouldn't this style Lido be a great addition to the quay at the Port of Cork Sign. #LidoCork #futureLidos #SwimmableCities

Africa Day Cork City is here! From music and culture to sport, parades, and family fun, this week, from Monday 18 May to Saturday 23 May, is a celebration of community, diversity, and African heritage in the heart of our city. All events are FREE and open to everyone.

The proposed preferred route for the Cork Luas has 4 stops along the river ( Kent Station to Pairc Uí Chaoimh ) which means we could fill the Luas everyday with swimmers, once we have #LidoCork in place. #futureLidos #SwimmableCities

Roses are red, Water is blue, Cork City & Harbour would benefit with a #LidoCork or two. 🏊‍♂️💙❤💙❤💙❤🏊‍♀️ Happy #ValentinesDay to all our wonderful supporters. ❤️

Fantastic to see GLL continuing to roll out their strategic plan. Leisure is seeing growth and investment across the sector to meet public demand, and so it's no surprise to see this happening as they enhance key sites within their estate. www.healthclubmanagement.co.uk/health-club-...

FaulknerBrowns Architects reveal £68.7m scheme for Kings Hall Hackney

Work has started on the £68.7 million refurbishment of the historic Kings Hall Leisure Centre in Hackney, with a planned reopening in early 2029.

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Fantastic news to see a new lease agreed which saves the wonderful Stanhope Pool. Fundraising needed to modernise before its open again. It's a vibrant community site of joy which is bound to get plenty of support! www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2579704...

Thanks Paul and the Cork 96FM Opinion Line for the chat this morning about our #LidoCork project. 👏👏 To our supporters : Here's the podcast if you want to share or listen back 👍👍👍 shows.acast.com/corks-96-fm-...

A Lido For Cork - Our Kids Are Missing A Critical Life Skill | Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

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Sea Lanes Canary Wharf, a city centre Lido that will be the envy of any city on a river or in a harbour, opening this summer. we in #LidoCork wish our friends at Sea Lanes Brighton every success and look forward to visiting. 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️ #FutureLidos #SwimmableCities #UrbanWellness #OpenWaterSwimming

On behalf of our #LidoCork Team, we wish to thank you for being part of our community in 2025 and your continued support. #Futurelidos #SwimmableCities Looking forward to 2026 being full of new opportunities and successes. Happy New Year! 🥳🥳🎊🎊

Time to consider your New Year's resolutions! Two things to do : 1. Take up Open Water Swimming. 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️ 2. Support our #LidoCork project so future generations will have somewhere safe. #FutureLidos #SwimmableCities

Wishing all our friends and families a very Happy Christmas. Let's keep #LidoCork in our positive thoughts. 🎄🎅🎅🎅 #LidoCork #Christmas #SwimHappy #SwimmableCities #FutureLidos #SwimmingCuresAll #MarathonSwimming #SwimIreland #LoveCork #PureCork #SportIreland

The 1930's Examples of the Lee Baths & Bray Head Baths give the impression that as a nation we are going backwards! Mental & physical health may not always require expensive medicines, but could be sorted with fresh air & an invigorating swim. #LidoCork 📸Lee Baths-Irish Examiner 📸Bray head-unknown

Please share with your Waterford friends and family. @swimireland.bsky.social @future-lidos.bsky.social #FutureLidos #SwimmingCuresAll #LidoCork

We whole heartily support our friends in Dublin City Lido and see every word in this well crafted article echoed in Cork. #LidoCork #FutureLidos #SwimmableCities open.substack.com/pub/janedill...

A Heated Pool in Dublin’s Docklands Could Be the Most Radical Civic Investment of This Decade

A lido might sound like leisure, but it’s really a public health, urban renewal, and social cohesion project in disguise.

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When you cities across Europe and even further afield joining the #SwimmableCities Charter and making the effort to mind our waterways, we need to do more. #Futurelidos #LidoCork

Environmental Pillar@envpillar.bsky.social · 11mo ago

“Our rivers, lakes & estuaries are the lifeblood of our landscape and support our ecosystems, and our health and wellbeing. But they are struggling.” Half of Ireland’s rivers, lakes & estuaries are in an unhealthy state. We need stronger action on water quality www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

With Halloween fast approaching, we in #LidoCork think this idea of floating in the pool on a clear evening while watching Jaws has to be put on our annual schedule! What other films do you feel would be worth adding to the list ? #FutureLidos #SwimmableCities

Work is underway on a river-use study which will consider the development of a lido or a public open-air swimming pool in #Cork city.

Study to consider development of open-air 'lido' pool in Cork city

A variety of benefits associated with swimming were raised in the submissions including that a lido can act as a community building asset.

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Thinking about #WorldLakeDay and reckon these would be a good idea : Pontoon floating pools Ideal for lakes or reservoirs as they fit together like a jigsaw to allow for a variety of pool sizes. Could be a great temporary project in our Inniscarra Reservoir, while we wait for our #LidoCork Project.

Helly Hansen lifejacket recall due to drowning risk. Check PO numbers on waist label and stop use immediately. csalert.ie/44UDP67

Urgent Recall: Helly Hansen Lifejackets May Fail During Use

Helly Hansen lifejacket recall due to drowning risk. Check PO numbers on waist label and stop use immediately.

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Always wise to warm up before a wild swim, even on days like this! ☀️ outdoorswimmer.com/coach/how-to...

Remember to warm up, even when it's not 'cold' - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

There are benefits to warming up before any swim, even a wild or recreational swim, says Simon Griffiths.

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