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Emergency Services
14 Dec 2022

Cork County Council update in advance of Orange Weather Warning

Cork County is currently under a Met Eireann Status Yellow Low Temperature/Ice warning which will be updated to Status Orange from 6pm this evening until 12 noon tomorrow Thursday, December 15th. A further Status Orange Low Temperature/Ice warning will come into effect from 6pm tomorrow until 12noon on Friday 16th December. Severe frost and further icy stretches are forecasted to set in tonight, with temperatures likely to fall below -5 degrees in many areas.

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Tourism
13 Dec 2022

New Tourist Information Point Opens in Doneraile

A first for Doneraile, as a new Tourist Information Point opens at the Café Townhouse on Main Street, ideally placed to direct visitors to the extensive range of things to do and places to see in the region. 

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Roads and Transportation
09 Dec 2022

Macroom Bypass Opens to Traffic

One of the country’s most eagerly anticipated road projects took a step closer to completion with the official opening of the Macroom Bypass section of the N22 Baile Bhuirne to Macroom new Dual Carriageway by the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins and Taoiseach Mícheál Martin

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Arts and Culture
01 Dec 2022

‘Portrait of Lissoran’ Exhibition Celebrates Local Residents

Cork County Council will host the Portrait of Lissoran exhibition at Ballinspittle Community Centre on Thursday 8th December. Created by artist Christopher Banahan, the exhibition features painted portraits of several residents from Lissoran in Ballinspittle. 

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Community
01 Dec 2022

Spend Christmas in Cork County

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins is asking everyone to spend time in Cork County this Christmas and support the many local businesses on their doorstep this festive season.

 

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Heritage and Conservation
30 Nov 2022

Funding Available for the protection of County Cork’s Heritage

Cork County Council is inviting owners and custodians to apply for funding to safeguard protected structures and archaeological monuments in County Cork through three funding streams recently announced for 2023; the Community Monuments Fund, the Built Heritage Investment Scheme and the Historic Structures Fund. 

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Libraries
30 Nov 2022

Fermoy Library Launches ‘My Open Library’ Out of Hours Service

Fermoy Library has launched a new addition to its service that will enable borrowers to access the library outside of the usual hours of operation.  ‘My Open Library’ offers extended opening hours to library members on a self-service basis outside of normal opening hours, seven days per week, from 8:00am to 10:00pm, 365 days per year.