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More than 400 students from five secondary schools in County Cork have attended a road safety event in Fermoy where they heard from two people whose lives were changed forever following road traffic collisions.

Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Joe Carroll has announced the return of Cork County Council’s Anti-Litter Challenge. The competition has become an annual fixture for towns and villages in the county and is now open for applications.

Cork County Council has announced that 10 arts initiatives have been awarded funding through the Creative Communities Scheme 2025. The successful applicants include a youth film project, festivals, creative hubs, a craft collective and a therapeutic community. 

Funding of over €480,000 has been awarded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to support the repair and restoration of 22 historic buildings in Cork County, under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the BHIS Historical Thatched Buildings (HTB). Both schemes are run in collaboration with the country’s 31 Local Authorities.

An exhibition that celebrates creativity on the seven islands off the west coast of Cork will open at LHQ Gallery on Saturday the 22nd of March. 

The Relove Paint Community Paint Grant Scheme is now open for applications, continuing a successful three year run in supporting community groups in Cork.

Cork County Council Library and Arts Service is inviting writers to submit short stories for the second volume of ‘Come Sit Awhile’, a unique compilation designed for people with dementia and their carers. 

Cork County Council has opened applications for the County Cork Heritage Grant Scheme 2025. The scheme was established in 2021 to recognise the unrivalled heritage of the county and the numerous community and voluntary groups who actively engage with their local heritage, protecting and promoting it for locals and visitors alike.

Cork County Council has announced Eóin Heaney as the winner of its Ocean and Environment Commission. Supported by Creative Places West Cork Islands, the commission will see the acclaimed filmmaker undertake an 18-month residency across the seven inhabited West Cork islands.
 

Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service has announced a programme of events to mark International Women’s Day (IWD), which takes place on the 8th of March 2025.

Cork County Council and the OPW, under the State’s Per Cent for Arts Scheme, have announced a call for submissions for a public art commission as part of the Clonakilty Flood Relief Scheme. 
Per Cent for Art is a government initiative where 1% of the cost of any publicly funded capital, infrastructural and building development can be allocated to the commissioning of a work of art.