Cork County Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from community, business, and development groups countywide for the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2021. Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys TD announced the fund earlier this week, intended to support the regeneration of town and village centres, with particular focus this year on addressing issues of vacancy, dereliction, remote working, and town centre living.
A new initiative from Cork County Council Library & Arts Service is seeking expressions of interest from adult members of the LGBTQIA+ community to join its first online LGBTQIA+ Book Club.
Cork County Council is inviting applications for its Creative Ireland County Cork Open Call Grants Scheme 2021. The scheme supports not-for-profit groups and organisations in creating community-centred, developmental, artistic and cultural projects, events and initiatives which positively impact their community.
Firefighting operations have finished for the evening due to the rising tide and poor light. The fire is substantially extinguished and will be further assessed again tomorrow.
Two units of Cork County Council's Fire Service are currently in attendance at the scene of a fire on board the shipwrecked MV Alta near Ballycotton, Co. Cork.
Fire Crews are currently monitoring the fire ensuring there is no danger to the public.
There are no reports of any casualties and Fire Crews will continue the monitor situation in this difficult to access location.
An Garda Síochána and the Irish Coastguard are also in attendance and the public are asked to avoid the area while the Emergency Services deal with this incident.
When it comes to discussing climate change, older people may have one advantage: they have watched it happen and have experienced its impacts. A collaborative project between Cork County Council’s Climate Action Unit, Cork County Age Friendly Programme and Cork County Older Peoples Council is inviting the older population in Cork County to share their climate stories.
In accordance with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (the Espoo Convention) and Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the Aarhus Convention), the Minister for Housing,
An anti-litter campaign has been launched by Cork County Council in anticipation of an increase in daytrips and staycations across the county this summer. Designed to appeal to people’s pride of place, the campaign is encouraging everyone to dispose of their rubbish responsibly, leave no trace and help keep Cork County clean.
While people are traveling for leisure, both to enjoy the natural amenities and recent good weather across our beautiful county, I am asking everyone to continue to comply with social distancing and public health guidance. In fact, we need to not only continue, but strengthen our resolve against Covid-19 in the coming weeks, to avoid undoing all that we’ve achieved through hard work and sacrifice. Large numbers assembling at beauty spots and group gatherings put everyone at risk and could impact our prospects for enjoying a real summer and welcome the opening of our valued county businesses. We’re all looking forward to supporting the recovery of our local economies while enjoying the best of the summer season but to do so we have to remain committed to suppressing this virus. The strength and prosperity of any community lies in the compassion and empathy of its members. With this in mind, I ask you all to stay alert and mindful of the safety of others, and to keep up our guard against Covid-19 to help ensure an enjoyable summer for all.
Cork County Council has joined Local Authorities in Clare, Limerick and Tipperary on a new social media campaign to combat dog litter. This campaign will take place from Wednesday 28th April to Monday 3rd May, to coincide with the May Bank Holiday where more people than ever will be expected to be out walking their dogs.
Cork County Council has recently appointed Lagan Asphalt Ltd., for the Cork County Road Resurfacing Contract 2021. Valued at €1,600,000, this is the first in a number of road resurfacing contracts that Cork County Council will procure this year.