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Dromtarriff Church in North Cork undergoing works supported by the Community Monuments Fund in 2021
Heritage and Conservation
30 Nov 2021

HERITAGE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR MONUMENTS IN COUNTY CORK

The owners and custodians of archaeological monuments in County Cork are being invited to apply for funding to safeguard these structures into the future. Nationally, €5 million is available under the Community Monuments Fund 2022, which is a threefold increase since it was established two years ago.
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Heritage and Conservation
26 Nov 2021

100 Year Old Letters Between Michael Collins And Kitty Kiernan Turned Into Fascinating Podcast

You cannot see this video content because you have chosen not to accept marketing-cookies. If you wish to view the video content please click the following link and allow marketing-cookies: Accept marketing-cookies.   A new podcast featuring the letters passed between Michael Collins and Kitty Kiernan has been created by the Michael Collins House Museum, Clonakilty to mark the centenary of the signing of the Anglo Irish Treaty.
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Heritage and Conservation
24 Nov 2021

Funding Available for Heritage Conservation Projects in County Cork

Cork County Council is inviting the owners and custodians of historic and protected structures to apply for funding to safeguard, maintain and enhance their properties. The Council’s Conservation Office is administrating two grant schemes on behalf of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
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Council
22 Nov 2021

Cork County Council approved 2022 Annual Budget of €372m

Cork County Council has today approved an Annual Budget for 2022 of €372 million, an increase of €24 million on the budget for 2021.   In contending with the worst global pandemic in a century, the Council has pledged to continue its approach of supporting citizens and communities, while ensuring the highest levels of service delivery.
2 school children wearing vr headsets in a class room
Roads and Transportation
22 Nov 2021

Cork County Council Wins Prestigous European Road Safety Award

A virtual reality initiative, developed by Cork County Council, which simulates what it is like to be a passenger in a fatal crash has won a major European award. The Council’s virtual reality ‘Your Life - Your Choice’ education programme has received gold at the Excellence in Road Safety Awards 2021 in Brussels.
County Mayor, Lord Mayor and frontline workers at Cork City Fire Brigade
Resident
17 Nov 2021

Cork Kerry Winter Ready 2021

The Cork and Kerry Inter-Agency Emergency Management Region South is asking everyone to be ‘Winter Ready’ for 2021.  
A picture of a rocky mountainous area called Healy's Pass in West Cork
Community
16 Nov 2021

Clár 2021 Innovation Measure

Cork County Council is delighted to receive funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development, under the CLÁR 2021 Scheme for Innovation Measures.  Support from this initiative will be used for the purchase of a drone to be used by Area Engineers in the West Cork Municipal District to survey inaccessible areas.
Chief Executive, Mayor and Minister McGrath cutting ribbon on road
Roads and Transportation
12 Nov 2021

€1.95M Kanturk Link Road Completed

A new Link Road designed to provide a safe environment for cyclists and pedestrians has been officially opened in Kanturk by the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD and Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Tim Lucey.
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Heritage and Conservation
10 Nov 2021

Cork County Council Project to Take a Closer Look at Cork’s Heritage Monuments

Cork County Council has launched a new project to audit and record memorials across the county as part of the Decade of Centenaries programme. The project aims to enhance knowledge of the revolutionary period in Cork from 1912 to 1923 and create a powerful resource to interpret how events of a century ago have been remembered ever since. Mac Conmara Heritage Consultants, experts in the fields of heritage, commemoration and oral history have been appointed by Cork County Council’s Commemorations Committee to carry out the project.
Mayor at Inniscarra Lab
Environment
05 Nov 2021

Cork County Council’s Inniscarra Laboratory prepares for Science Week

To mark Science Week 2021, Cork County Council has produced a series of videos on the Council’s YouTube Channel revealing the science behind the work that scientists and technical staff in the Council undertake. Scientists from the Council’s laboratory in Inniscarra will also be hosting Zoom calls with Primary Schools to discuss the importance of science in day to day life and how scientific work benefits communities in Cork County.