The first event was a huge success.

But it looks like a case of too much, too soon for Cork’s Marina Sunday Market; organisers have announced that they have decided to postpone the weekly event over Covid-19 safety concerns.

“The people of Cork have shown the city is ready for the Marina Market – the cosmopolitan continental style weekend market that ‘a city rising’, needs and deserves.” they posted on Instagram.

“As Covid-19 continues to challenge us in uncharted waters, we and our stakeholders believe it is appropriate to postpone the Sunday Market until a comprehensive solution for what is a vibrant, exciting addition to Cork is found.

 

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Wow, what a first weekend at the Marina Market ❤️ The people of Cork have shown the city is ready for the Marina Market – the cosmopolitan continental style weekend market that ‘a city rising’, needs and deserves. As Covid-19 continues to challenge us in uncharted waters, we and our stakeholders believe it is appropriate to postpone the Sunday Market until a comprehensive solution for what is a vibrant, exciting addition to Cork is found. We and all our stall-holders were massively encouraged by the level of support for Sunday’s market. For now, we must take a step back and plan how we can deliver a market experience people so obviously crave. Sunday was just the beginning of what we hope will be a great adventure on the city’s doorstep. We have ambitious and exciting plans to make the Marina Market an integral part of the life the city and the thousands of visitors that come to our city every year. Now we know the time is right to bring people and life back into the historic industrial hub of the city’s docklands where Henry Ford opened his first factory outside the United States on April 17th, 1917. Check back here over the next few weeks for news of when the Marina Market will re-open. ❤️ #cork #marinamarket #marinamarketcork #acityrising #market #ford #peopleofcork #corkbeo #corkdaily #yaycork #munster #cosmopolitan #bemarket #wewillbeback #covid #covid_19 #lovecork #supportlocal #supportlocalbusiness #corkireland #food #craft #design #corkcrafts #corkcraftanddesign #docklands #corkdocklands #purecork

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“We and all our stall-holders were massively encouraged by the level of support for Sunday’s market. For now, we must take a step back and plan how we can deliver a market experience people so obviously crave.”

The market organisers said Sunday’s event “was just the beginning of what we hope will be a great adventure on the city’s doorstep.”

“We have ambitious and exciting plans to make the Marina Market an integral part of the life the city and the thousands of visitors that come to our city every year.”

More details on when the Marina Market will re-open will be announced on social media in the coming weeks.