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Cork County

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News

Pictured at the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Motorway contract signing seated left to right are: Taoiseach Micheál Martin; Moira Murrell, Chief Executive of Cork County Council; Alasdair Henderson, Executive Director, BAM Ireland; and Cllr Martin Coughlan, Deputy Mayor of the County of Cork. Standing are Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Transport Infrastructure Ireland; Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien; Padraig Barrett, Director of Service, Cork County Council and Minister of State, Jerry Buttimer.
Roads and Transportation
22 May 2025

Contracts Signed for M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Motorway

Cork County Council has signed the contract for the construction of the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Motorway, marking a key milestone in the delivery of the nationally significant infrastructure project.

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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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Libraries
17 May 2025

Africa Day 2025

Join us in the run up to Africa Day 2025 with a week-long celebration of music, dance and storytelling events taking place in libraries across the county!

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Arts and Culture
26 May 2025

Stranger than Fiction: Online Non-fiction Events Series - Eimear Ryan

On Monday 26th May, Cork based writer Eimear Ryan will discuss her book, The Grass Ceiling: on being a woman in sport. Eimear’s book explores women’s experiences in the sporting world. It digs deep into the confluence of gender and sport, and all the questions it throws up about identity, status, competition and self-expression. 

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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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