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Cork County

Visit, Live, Work and Invest.

News

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Arts and Culture
01 Dec 2023

Victoria Kennefick announced as Cork County Council Writer in Residence

Cork County Council are excited to announce the appointment of award-winning poet, Victoria Kennefick to the position of writer in residence for a ten-month period beginning this December. The writer in residence collaborates with communities in the county, improving access to literature and creative writing workshops.

Matthew Collins, The Sibly Food Company; Cllr. Deirdre O'Brien; Gerry Kelleher, NMK Renewables; Cllr. Frank O'Flynn, Mayor of the County of Cork; Cllr. Liam Madden; Cllr. Gearoid Murphy and Keviin Morey, Divisional Manager, Cork North; Front, from left: Michael Horgan, Horgan's Delicatessen Supplies; Enrika Moore, Viska Systems, Best Small Business Award; Martin Hanley, CPH, Best Medium Business award; Dr. Angie Nagle, Best Start-up BusiBusiness award and Maura Horgan, Horgan's DelicatDelicatessen Supplies
Business and Economy
29 Nov 2023

SUSTAINABILITY TO THE FORE AT CORK COUNTY COUNCIL’S ENTERPRISE AWARDS IN NORTH CORK

A Mallow company that repurposes decommissioned wind turbine blades into greenway bridges and outdoor furniture has been recognised as one of the best businesses in North Cork. BladeBridge was named Best Start-up at the Best in Cork for Cork County Council’s first of three divisional awards at a special event at Springfort Hall Hotel, Mallow.  

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Business and Economy
29 Nov 2023

North Cork Business Community Connect at Speed Networking Event in Fermoy

The business community of North Cork recently gathered for an innovative networking event in Fermoy Community Youth Centre. The Event was organised by Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Office Cork North & West in association with the NRG Business Support Group.  

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Public Notices

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Roads and Transportation
30 Nov 2023

N/M20 CORK TO LIMERICK - PROJECT UPDATE

Limerick City and County Council published the Transport Solution for the N/M20 Cork to Limerick Project in March 2022, and subsequently published a project update in February 2023. The transport solution is not limited to consideration of a single mode of transport but is based upon a holistic, multi modal view to improving connectivity, safety, and economic links between the cities of Cork and Limerick, and ultimately Galway. 

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Roads and Transportation
30 Nov 2023

Temporary Closing of Public Roads

Pursuant to Section 75 of the Roads Act 1993, & Article 12 of the Roads Regulations 1994, notice is hereby given that Cork County Council proposes to temporarily close the following road.

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Roads and Transportation
27 Nov 2023

Temporary Park & Ride – County Hall

A temporary park & Ride will operate for 6 weeks between County Hall and Sheares Street at weekends beginning on Saturday, November 18th.

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Roads and Transportation
24 Nov 2023

Temporary Closing of Public Roads

Pursuant to Section 75 of the Roads Act 1993, & Article 12 of the Roads Regulations 1994, notice is hereby given that Cork County Council proposes to temporarily close the following road.

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Events

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Municipal Districts Operations & Rural Development
18 Nov 2023

Christmas Events in Cork County 2023

Christmas preparations are well underway in towns and villages across the county to encourage people to experience the best of what County Cork has to offer while supporting local business, jobs and communities.

Cork County Council Presents ’Small Things Like These’, a group exhibition including almost 100 small works by 85 artists.
Arts and Culture
30 Nov 2023

'Small Things Like These' Exhibition

Cork County Council’s LHQ Gallery is excited to present a group exhibition titled ‘Small Things Like These’ aptly named after a novel by Claire Keegan, which is set in the mid 80s and looks at the weeks leading up to Christmas capturing the busyness of the season, the family traditions, and the complicit silences of a town.

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Roads and Transportation
11 Dec 2023

Halloween Road Safety Webinar

Registration is now open for the new Cork County Primary Schools Road Safety Webinars. Caroline Casey, Water & Road Safety Development Officer, Cork County Council and Community Garda Conor Gately of An Garda Siochanna will present a live 45 minute presentation to primary school students across County Cork this October, covering all aspects of road safety, walking or cycling safely to travelling safely in your car.

Please note this webinar is open to school in County Cork

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Visitor

Visit

Nestled in the South West of Ireland between Ireland’s Ancient East and the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands, Cork is Ireland’s largest county. Known as ‘Ireland’s Maritime Haven’, Cork has over 1,000km of coastline and the world’s second largest natural harbour. It has many internationally renowned visitor attractions such as Mizen Head Footbridge, Spike Island, The Jameson Experience, Fota Wildlife Park, Charles Fort and Doneraile Estate to name but a few. There are 8 islands in West Cork, 7 of which are inhabited and each with their own unique culture and history.

Explore Cork
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Resident

Live, Work

Cork County Council provides a broad range of diverse services to approximately 400,000 citizens. Some services are well publicised, for example: Housing, Roads, Planning, and Environment, but there are a range of other quality services that we provide to our communities, such as Libraries, Fire Service, Community Funding, LEADER, and Arts and Heritage.

Services for Residents
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Business

Invest

The role of the Local Authority is to promote Cork County as an attractive location for business to locate, grow and expand, for people to invest, and for employers and employees to work and live. Cork County Council works to support business and the creation of employment, in co-operation with enterprise support agencies, entrepreneurs, community groups, and other stakeholders.

Services for Business
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Council

Your County Council

Cork County Council's roles and responsibilities have expanded in recent years, and while we still provide traditional services such as Roads, Planning, and Housing, we are also supporting the core pillars of modern society, such as Community Development, Business Support, and Tourism.

About the Council