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Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to attend 12 events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in South Cork.

Businesses across North and West Cork are being encouraged to take advantage of the array of events and topics at this year’s Local Enterprise Week, taking place from the 6th to the 10th of March.

Cork County Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from communities under the recently announced Cork County Community Recognition Fund 2023.

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins has visited four Social Housing Developments in Charleville that will provide 64 new homes in the town.

121 artists and arts organisations are set to receive funding of nearly €145,000 from Cork County Council through its Arts Grants Scheme 2023.

In celebration of National Tree Week 2023, Cork County Council is offering a limited number of native trees to schools, community groups, and organisations.

Cork County Council’s Arts Office is forming a panel of enthusiastic, experienced, and skilled arts facilitators in all arts disciplines to assist with the  delivery of workshops across County Cork. Selected artists will work in a range of different engagement settings throughout the county, which can include facilitating and co-creating once off and medium-term quality arts projects with people of all ages.

Businesses from County Cork had the opportunity to meet buyers from all over the world as part of the Local Enterprise Showcase at Showcase 2023 in the RDS Dublin.  There were over 100 Local Enterprise Office supported businesses from across the country present at the event with 7 in attendance from the county.

Libraries throughout Cork County are taking part in Ireland Reads a campaign to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up to a national day of reading on Saturday, February 25th. 

A population of the rare Bee Orchid is set to be transplanted to a new location by BAM and Cork County Council as part of the infrastructure works currently underway in Water-Rock, Midleton.

Cork County Council is inviting community and voluntary groups to apply for funding under the Community Support Fund 2023 and the Women’s Shed Group Fund 2023.