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Environment
19 Oct 2021

Council Reminds: Now is the time for Hedge-cutting

In order to raise awareness of the need to maintain road side trees and hedges, Cork County Council is reminding landowners that they are obliged, under the Roads Act of 1993, to take all reasonable care to ensure that trees, ditches, hedges and other vegetation growing on their land are not a danger to people using or working on a public road or public footpath. Landowners are also reminded that liability for damage or injury resulting from such hazards will rest with them.
Emer O'Brien, County Librarian, Mayor of the County of Cork, Gillian Coughlan, author Alice Taylor and Deirdre Murphy Cork County Council Library Age Friendly Services. sitting on two benches in an outdoor setting holding the promoted collection of poems and short stories
Libraries
19 Oct 2021

County Cork Libraries Encourage Readers with Dementia to ‘Come Sit Awhile’

Cork County Council Library and Arts Service has released a collection of short stories, poems and recipes that can be read by, or read to, a person with dementia. The book, called ‘Come Sit Awhile’, hopes to support reminiscing. It includes articles from Ireland’s Own, works by local historians and family recipes from a well-known Irish chef.
A Painting titled Fragile Island by Catherine Weld
Arts and Culture
15 Oct 2021

New Art Exhibition Explores Beauty and Fragility of the Natural World

A new art exhibition, featuring 30 paintings and drawings by Bantry based artist Catherine Weld, is set to open at Cork County Council’s Library HQ Gallery. The solo collection, called ‘Fragile Island’, will run for four weeks from Friday, October 29th to Friday, November 26th. The artist will also host a free workshop in the gallery in conjunction with the exhibition.
Niall Healy, Director of Service Cork County Council, Liz Maddox, Chair Cork County Older People’s Council, Mayor of Cork County Cllr Gillian Coughlan, Anthony Holmes, Healthy Age Friendly Homes Programme Coordinator, Tim Lucey, Chief Executive Cork County Council and Mark Collins, Cork County Architect and Age Friendly Homes Technical Advisor for Cork County Council launching the new Healthy Age Friendly Homes Programme.
Community
12 Oct 2021

Cork County Council to Support Older People to Remain in Their Homes as They Age

Cork County Council is one of nine local authorities in Ireland to participate in a new initiative aimed at supporting older adults to remain living in their own homes and communities. The Healthy Age Friendly Homes Programme is a two-year project funded by Sláintecare and Age Friendly Ireland. It aims to reach up to 4,500 homes across Ireland during that time.
Mayor with Fire Service staff and schoolchild with painting of smoke alarm
Resident
04 Oct 2021

Fire Safety Week

As part of National Fire Safety Week, the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan is calling on the people of County Cork to test their smoke alarms every week to protect themselves and their homes from fire.
Girl in facepaint with cute balloon animal
Planning and Development
01 Oct 2021

Mallow Town Centre a Hive of Activity During First Afternoon of Pilot Pedestrianisation

Businesses on, and visitors to, Thomas Davis Street in Mallow are being invited to make full use of the street for the next five Saturday afternoons. A new timed temporary pedestrianisation of the main street in the North Cork town took place on Saturday 25th September for the first time and will run each Saturday until the 30th of October.
The mayor of the county of cork councillor Gillian Coughlan with the previous mayor promoting the revive pain initiative
Environment
30 Sep 2021

New Cork initiative sees waste paint reused and upcycled

October is National Reuse Month, and to help us play our part, Cork County Council and Cork City Council have launched an innovative circular economy initiative called Revive Paint, which involves the production of good quality, affordable paint by two Cork based social enterprises using paint which they collect from local authority civic amenity sites.
A poster promoting a design a library card for Bandon library
Libraries
29 Sep 2021

Design A Library Card for the New Bandon Library

To celebrate the forthcoming opening of the new Bandon Library later this year, Cork County Council Library & Arts Service are inviting members of the public to design a library card on the theme of ‘Bandon: My Town, My Library’.