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The Cork and Kerry Inter-Agency Major Emergency Management Region South is asking everyone to be ‘Winter Ready’ for 2022.  

Cork County Council has announced details of its 2023 funding opportunities for the county’s arts sector.  Cork County Council’s Arts Service is inviting applications for funding for arts projects, activities and events under a range of grant schemes.

Cork County Council and MaREI, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine at University College Cork (UCC), have agreed a pioneering partnership that will see the entire coast of Cork assessed and mapped for coastal erosion.

Diarmuid Ó Drisceoil brings you the story of the River Blackwater, An Abhainn Mhór na Mumhan. Following in the footsteps of Annroai O’ Liathain and using his book Cois Móire as a travel guide, Diarmuid will travel this spine of river, from its source near the breast of the Goddess Danú in Kerry, into Mallow, Fermoy, onto Lismore, Cappoquin and finally its mouth at the sea in Youghal.

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins, is proud to confirm the official opening of the Macroom Bypass section of N22 Baile Bhuirne to Macroom new Dual Carriageway will take place on December 9th.

Landowners have until January 1st, 2023, to check map and make a submission

When it comes to making sustainable changes to help reduce carbon footprint, one small change may feel somewhat insignificant to some, but when these changes are embraced by society, the combined results are staggering.

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins and the Chief Executive of Cork County Council Tim Lucey have warmly congratulated all the volunteers and tidy towns champions who have make Cork County one of the biggest winners at this year’s Tidy Towns event.

The new M28 motorway linking Rochestown with Ringaskiddy will move another step closer with the start of the second phase of preparatory works. 

Bandon 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.

Deputy Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Deirdre O’Brien has welcomed the announcement that Cork County Council has appointed JODA Engineering to lead a Multidisciplinary Design Team who will provide the necessary expertise to prepare a full and comprehensive Final Design, Tender, Construction and Certification Complete for the proposed Mallow Pool Extension and Upgrade at New Road, Mallow, Co. Cork.