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Cork County

Visit, Live, Work and Invest.

News

The Mayor, Chief Executive and Skibbereen rowers at civic reception.
Community
14 May 2025

Mayor of the County of Cork Hosts Civic Reception for Skibbereen Rowers

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Joe Carroll has hosted a special Civic Reception at Cork County Hall to recognise the outstanding achievements of Skibbereen Rowing Club. The club, located on the banks of the River Ilen, was founded in 1970 and has produced world-class athletes including 10 Olympians since 2000. 

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Arts and Culture
13 May 2025

Cork County Council Announces Africa Day Programme

Cork County Council has announced its Africa Day programme, which will take place in the week leading up to Africa Day on Sunday 25th May. A range of free events and activities are planned in libraries and theatres across the county. 
 

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Events

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Libraries
01 May 2025

Bealtaine Festival 2025

Bealtaine is the national celebration of arts and creativity as we age, which takes place each May. Cork County Council has launched its Bealtaine programme, featuring a selection of free events in libraries across the county. This programme is supported by the Arts Council and Creative Ireland.

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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.

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