Cork city councillor calls for renaming of Bishop Lucey Park as 'Páirc na mBan'
The councillor suggested Bishop Lucey Park should be renamed to honour Cork's women. Picture: Denis Minihane.
Cork city councillors have called for Bishop Lucey Park to be renamed to Páirc na mBan Chorcaí.
At Monday’s council meeting, Workers Party councillor Ted Tynan proposed that Bishop Lucey Park be renamed.
He explained that it was "under Bishop Cornelius Lucey’s watch and term of office and , both as serving priest and bishop of the Diocese of Cork and Ross, much of the abuse, documented, proven or alleged, be it sexual or physical or psychological, occurred”.
He suggested that the park be renamed “Páirc na mBan Chorcaí” to “honour to the women and girls who were victims of the institutional abuse that occurred under his reign both as priest and bishop and also to do honour to the women of Cork who participated valiantly in our War of Independence, such as Muriel McSweeney and Mary McSweeney among others”.
He also added that the name would “celebrate the lives of Cork women who have distinguished themselves in Poetry, Literature, Theatre, Music, Art and Academia and those who have voluntarily contributed to the causes of Social Justice through various forms of community work and campaigning for betterment of social conditions throughout the city.”.
He was advised at the Community Culture and Placemaking Strategic Policy Committee: “There are currently no plans as part of the redevelopment of the park to rename Bishop Lucey Park.
The park has been closed since December 2023 for revamping works, and is set to reopen at the end of this year. Green party councillor Oliver Moran said that this refurbishment was the perfect time to rename the park, and ed Mr Tynan’s name suggestion, pointing out that it would be the first Irish language park name in the city.
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