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Cork County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team convened this afternoon ahead of a Met Éireann Status Orange Rain and Snow warning for Cork.  The Status Orange warning will be in effect from 5.00pm this evening until 5.00pm tomorrow Sunday, January 5th. A Status Yellow Rain and Snow warning is now in place. 

Cork County Council is advising homeowners and Council tenants to take preventative measures to winterproof their homes throughout the extended cold weather.  

Cork County Council is urging all road users to take extreme care on the roads ahead of a Met Éireann Status Orange Rain and Snow warning for Cork. 

The Orange warning comes into effect at 5.00pm tomorrow (Saturday, January 4th) and will remain in place until 5.00pm on Sunday. 

Cork County Council is urging motorists to take extreme care on the roads as widespread frost and ice is forecast for the county. 

Cork County Council is inviting community groups to apply for the latest round of funding under the Community Recognition Fund. The scheme supports the development of community infrastructure and facilities in recognition of the contribution being made by communities across the country in welcoming and hosting significant numbers of arrivals from Ukraine and other countries.

A new exhibition ‘Timelines Growth and Catastrophe’ will open at LHQ Gallery on the 10th of January. ‘Timelines Growth and Catastrophe’ is a collaborative of eight contemporary artist weavers; Tish Canniffe, Pascale De Coninck, Heather Underwood, along with Muriel Beckett, Frances Crowe, Lorna Donlon, Terry Dunne, and Catherine Ryan. 

Cork County Council has announced that the second and final phase of the Midleton Youghal Greenway will open to the public on Thursday, the 19th of December. The new section which extends from Mogeely through Killeagh to Youghal will be open from midday. 

Cork County Council has signed a contract with Coffey Construction Ltd for the construction phase of the Ringaskiddy Active Travel and Urban Realm scheme. The project will significantly improve sustainable transport options in a safe, segregated and landscaped environment. 

Cork County Council’s Cobh Library has acquired a rare and historically significant Ordnance Survey of Ireland map of the Lower Harbour of Cork, generously donated by Diarmuid Kilcullen the grandson of Cobh barrister Francis J Healy.  The map, which is based on the Ordnance Survey of 1897, showcases Cobh town, the surrounding areas and Haulbowline Island. The map offers a unique glimpse into the strategic importance of the Lower Harbour over a century ago.

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Joe Carroll is encouraging community groups to apply for funding to deliver climate action projects in their local area.