BANDON KINSALE MD MINUTES 26TH MARCH 2024

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Cork County

Visit, Live, Work and Invest.

News

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Arts and Culture
10 Apr 2025

Exhibition Celebrating our Clothing Heritage Opens at Kinsale Library

An inspiring new exhibition that explores Ireland’s rich textile heritage will open in Kinsale Library on the 17th of April. The exhibition ‘A Stitch in Time: The Clothes We Wore, The Future We Weave’ revisits practices from the past to inspire a more sustainable future. 

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Events

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Planning and Development
10 Apr 2025

Vacancy and Regeneration Drop In Days April 2025

Cork County Council is inviting owners of vacant, under-utilised and derelict properties in County Cork to attend information sessions about the supports available to them. 

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Council, Governance and Administration
03 May 2025

County Mayor’s Charity Gala 2025

Join Mayor Joe Carroll for a gala evening filled with live music, a delectable 3 course dinner, special guests including comedian Chris Kent and a charity raffle with some fantastic prizes. This gala evening aims to raise vital funds for two deserving causes chosen personally by Mayor Joe Carroll, Cancer Connect and CoAction.

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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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