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4 people standing in in front of a white sign promoting Cork County Council Green Festivals Pilot Programme
Arts and Culture
19 Sep 2022

Clonakilty International Guitar Festival Goes Green

Clonakilty International Guitar Festival returned for its 18th year this September 9th to 18th. For 10 days the town of Clonakilty became the stage, where small venues and re-imagined public spaces facilitated encounters with great music and great people. 

A gallery room containing Arts and Crafts
Arts and Culture
29 Aug 2022

Creative Start-up Scheme

Cork County Council is inviting applications for the Creative Start-up Scheme. The Creative Start-up Scheme aims to support Artists, Designers, and Craftspeople to establish retail spaces in which to sell their work.

A group of people holding signs and kneeling on the ground
Arts and Culture
29 Aug 2022

Culture Night across Cork County, One Night For All - Oíche Dár Saol

Culture Night nationally and across Cork County is on Friday 23rd of September, with over 200 family friendly free events throughout Baile Mhúirne, Bandon, Carrigaline, Charleville, Clonakilty, Cobh, Fermoy, Kinsale, Macroom, Mallow, Midleton, Mitchelstown, Passage West, Skibbereen, Watergrasshill, Youghal and the surrounding towns and villages.

Cork young filmmakers Bandon Summer Filmweek
Arts and Culture
25 Jul 2022

Cork County Council Seeks Public’s Views on Culture and Creativity

Cork County Council is inviting people to share their views, ideas and suggestions about culture and creativity in County Cork. A series of public meetings will be held online and across the county during August as part of the new Cork County Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023 - 2027.

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Arts and Culture
30 Jun 2022

16 Cork Towns will Celebrate Culture Night 2022

Cork County Council is encouraging groups and individuals to apply to be part of Culture Night 2022. The annual event, which celebrates culture, creativity and the arts across the country, will take place on Friday, September 23rd 2022.  

Pictured at the launch of the Cork County Council Special Music Event Scheme in Kinsale that shall see free music events in the Bandon Kinsale municipal districts and West Cork throughout the summer were members of Comhaltas Lily Mae Jones, Daniel Power and Áine Ní Chearnaigh with Mayor of the County of Cork Gillian Coughlan and Councillor John O'Sullivan Chair of the Bandon/Kinsale Municipal District
Arts and Culture
20 Jun 2022

Music Scheme Returns to West Cork Towns This Summer

Cork County Council’s Special Music Event Scheme returns to West Cork this month with free musical entertainment in Bandon, Kinsale, Skibbereen, Clonakilty and Dunmanway. This community-driven initiative aims to promote tourism in West Cork and is a collaborative project between the Council, businesses and the community.
A lady wearing a black top covering her ears with her hands looking at a child in the foreground
Arts and Culture
26 May 2022

There’s Drama in the Air for Creative Elders

Cork County Council are inviting people from County Cork over the age of 55 to join writer Katie Holly to create a radio drama as part of a Creativity in Older Age project. Katie will support participants in producing the radio drama via workshops in County Library Headquarters on Carrigrohane Road every 2-3 weeks on Fridays from 2 to 4pm. Participants will develop, write and produce a series of episodes for radio while developing new skills and meeting likeminded people who share a love of storytelling. No previous writing experience is necessary.
Architectural Drawing of new building.
Arts and Culture
02 Dec 2021

Work to Begin on Theatre and Library in Macroom

The refurbishment of the Briery Gap Theatre and Macroom Library in County Cork is set to begin this month with Cork County Council planning to deliver a new theatre and library in the heart of the town centre.