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Your Council Day, the national event to highlight, promote and celebrate local government, will this year take place on Friday the 5th of July.  Cork County Council will be joining local authorities across the country to mark the day and promote our role in Irish Life. 

Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service has launched a series of free events for children in libraries across the county as part of its Summer Arts Programme. The events take place throughout July and August and include Road Dahl-inspired science workshops, puppet shows and comic creating for older children and teenagers.

As part of Creative Ireland’s ‘Creative Communities on a Shared Island’ initiative, two of Ireland’s best known intimate music venues from opposite corners of the island – Levis’ Corner House, Ballydehob and The Duncairn, Belfast - have teamed up to explore their mutual creative links in a project called ‘The Ties that Bind’. 

Cork County Council has launched a survey inviting the Kanturk community to contribute their views to the development of a regeneration plan for the town.

Cork County Council is progressing the feasibility and route options stage of the proposed West Cork Greenway – Skibbereen Sections. Funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s (TII) Greenway programme, the proposed project will be developed in three individual sections Skibbereen to Schull; Skibbereen to Drimoleague and Skibbereen to Baltimore. 

Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Joe Carroll joined the Cork City Sports Committee to host the launch of the 70th Cork City Sports International Athletics Meet 2024. One of the premier events on Ireland’s athletics calendar, Cork City Sports will take place at Munster Technological University Stadium, Bishopstown on Tuesday the 9th of July.  

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Frank O’Flynn has launched the Harper’s Island Wetlands Activity Books, a special publication series written and designed by renowned local author and educator Jim Wilson.

Mayor of the County of County, Cllr. Frank O’Flynn has paid tribute to the students and teachers of Muinefliuch National School, Macroom, who sowed the seeds to victory winning the Overall Best County School Garden in the Muintir na Tíre Cork School Garden Competition 2024. 

Cork County Council is inviting applications from Irish traditional musicians for the position of ‘Sliabh Luachra Musician in Residence’. The area, which covers parts of Northwest Cork, East Kerry and West Limerick, is recognised nationally and internationally for its traditional Irish music, song, dance, poetry and culture.