Cork Safety Alerts is a digital news source based in Cork, Ireland. The voluntary run team collates and publishes general updates on traffic, travel and other non-editorialised news local to Cork. The Cork Safety Alerts team consists of 5 volunteer administrators.[1]
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| Formation | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Patrick O'Leary |
Volunteers | 5[citation needed] |
| Website | https://corksafetyalerts.com |
Members of the public are encouraged to submit 'alerts' to the team via their social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, via their website or a freephone number.[2]
History
editEstablished in early 2013 as a Facebook page called Cork Potholes,[3] it was setup with an aim to highlight the damage on local roads in Cork. Cork Potholes gained a large following in a short period of time.[4] In late 2013 the Cork Potholes Facebook page was changed to Cork Road Safety, and subsequently to Cork Safety Alerts in 2014.
Cork Safety Alerts gained a large following during the winter storms of 2013 and 2014, and become one of the largest groups on Facebook posting updates on traffic and flooding in both the county and city of Cork.[citation needed]
In 2014, the team behind Cork Safety Alerts ran a crowdfunding drive[5] to develop a mobile application for release on the iOS and Android platforms. Following this funding campaign, and with the assistance of local app developers, the Cork Safety Alerts mobile apps were released on both iOS and Android platforms.[6][7] The apps were discontinued a year later due to a lack of funding.[8]
On 30th March 2023, Cork Safety Alerts re-launched their mobile application to the iOS platform. The app allows users to stay up-to-date with the latest news in Cork, including; traffic updates, weather warnings, local news and community area alerts. Users can also submit incident reports to the Cork Safety Alert team, allowing for quick and efficient communication and publication. [9]
Achievements
editCork Safety Alerts was nominated in the Cork Chamber 2020 Digital Marketing Awards under the category 'Best use of Digital Marketing for the Greater Good.'[10] It was previously nominated, in the same category, at the 2018 and 2019 Cork Chamber digital marketing awards.[11]
References
edit- ^ "About Us | Cork Safety Alerts". 19 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Contact Us | Cork Safety Alerts". 19 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Cork Independent - Pothole alerter falls afoul of road hazard". Cork Independent. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "About Us | Cork Safety Alerts". 19 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Crowdfunding drive for safety alert apps". Echo Live. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "New Safety Mobile App Launched By Popular Cork Facebook Page". Cork's RedFM. Retrieved 10 June 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Cork Independent - There's an app for that". Cork Independent. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "It's time to say goodbye - Cork Safety Alerts mobile app to be discontinued". Cork Safety Alerts. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ admin (30 March 2023). "Cork Safety Alerts Re-Launches Innovative Mobile App for Instant Safety Updates and Incident Reporting". Cobh Edition. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Cork Digital Marketing Awards 2020". Cork Chamber - Advancing Business Together. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Cork Safety Alerts - We've just found out that we've been nominated in the Cork Chamber - Faces of Cork Business, 2018 Cork Digital Marketing Awards! Thank you #Cork, for your continued support! Without you, we would cease to exist! We're also super proud of the small, but powerful and amazing team of administrators that we have behind us here at #CSA! You can see this years nominees by heading over to the Cork Chamber Website: www.corkchamber.ie/recognising-your-success/cork-digital-marketing-awards | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.