Over 30 Projects to Benefit from Cork County Council’s Heritage Grant Scheme 2025
Cork County Council has awarded €52,850 in grant funding under the Council’s County Cork Heritage Grant Scheme 2025. A total of 33 projects and initiatives across all eight of the county’s Municipal Districts will benefit from this year’s funding.
The County Cork Heritage Grant Scheme, supported by The Heritage Council, has been in operation since 2021 and has facilitated some excellent projects focusing on a variety of natural, built, archaeological and cultural heritage undertakings. The amount of funding being made available to groups each year has been steadily growing and this year’s overall allocation of €52,850 is an increase of €8,250 compared to 2024.
Awarded projects include a Conservation Assessment of the Holy Wells in Bandon Town Park; Tracton Natural Heritage Festival which will take place during Heritage Week 2025 and will include a wide range of events such as workshops, storytelling, traditional music and dancing; a photographic exhibition documenting 20th century life in Kanturk; The Otterly Communities Project in Glengarriff which will include a workshop on otter ecology during Heritage Week; a heritage play based on the life of Ellen Hutchins, Irelands first female botanist; and a video documentary focusing on the Holy Wells of West Cork.
Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Joe Carroll welcomed these allocations, saying,
Our county has a rich and diverse range of heritage amenities, and these allocations will support local heritage leaders who volunteer their time and effort and work tirelessly to preserve these amenities. This year the scheme is supporting 33 projects; all of which promote local and national heritage and create a legacy for future generations to come. One of the many projects receiving support is the proposed restoration of the Train Mural on a prominent gable wall in Skibbereen. This is an important memorial of the old rail route that passed through Skibbereen, and it is fitting that the scheme provides support for a project such as this.
Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Moira Murrell, commented,
Moira Murrell
Chief Executive
The Cork County Heritage Grant Scheme has been instrumental in supporting local heritage projects around the county over the years. The Scheme demonstrates the Council’s commitment to supporting local heritage and sense of place. Cork County Council is also grateful to the Heritage Council for its continued support of the scheme, a scheme that is reaching more and more heritage groups and projects, year after year.
Many of the projects will culminate in events for National Heritage Week 2025, which takes place from Saturday the 16th to Sunday the 24th of August. For more information email corkheritage@corkcoco.ie.