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Female entrepreneurs and budding businesswomen from across Cork and Kerry are being encouraged to register for this year’s National Women’s Enterprise Day. Now in its 16th year, the annual Local Enterprise Office (LEO) initiative is due to take place on Thursday, 13th October 2022.

Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Office South Cork is inviting schools to sign up for this year’s Student Enterprise Programme.  Now in its 21st year, over 300,000 students have taken part in Ireland’s largest enterprise programme for second level students, learning how to create a business idea, before starting and growing their business. 

Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins is welcoming the appointment of BAM Ireland and Atkins to deliver the Water-Rock LIHAF Initiative Infrastructure Works near Midleton.

Please note that the gym at the Dunmanway Swimming Pool Complex will be re-opening on the 14th September 2022 and school swimming classes will recommence from the 4th October 2022.

Cork County Council is delighted to partner with The Southern Star to announce that the West Cork Business & Tourism Awards are back for 2022.

Cork County Council has been awarded €100,000 to make Bandon a more vibrant and colourful town. The local authority is now seeking applications from the owners of commercial, residential and unoccupied buildings in the town.

Cork County Council Library and Arts Service has launched a pilot initiative that will see free sanitary products made available across its network of 29 branches and mobile libraries. The eco-friendly period products are being provided by Cork-based start-up We Are Riley.

The contracts have been formally signed for the upgrade works on the main N73 Mallow to Mitchelstown Road between Clogher Cross and Waterdyke. 

Cork County Council is inviting applications for the Creative Start-up Scheme. The Creative Start-up Scheme aims to support Artists, Designers, and Craftspeople to establish retail spaces in which to sell their work.

Culture Night nationally and across Cork County is on Friday 23rd of September, with over 200 family friendly free events throughout Baile Mhúirne, Bandon, Carrigaline, Charleville, Clonakilty, Cobh, Fermoy, Kinsale, Macroom, Mallow, Midleton, Mitchelstown, Passage West, Skibbereen, Watergrasshill, Youghal and the surrounding towns and villages.

An initiative to introduce young people in County Cork to Irish authors has returned for the second year in a row. One County, One Book is a programme by Cork County Council Library and Arts Service and is supported by Creative Ireland. The title for 2022 is ‘Not My Problem’ by Ciara Smyth.

Cork County Council unveils unique creative monument and booklet mark the centenary of the killing of Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth