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Cork County Council Library and Arts Service has announced that West Cork-based poet James Harpur has been selected as the recipient of the artist residency at Ireland’s cultural headquarters on the European mainland. 

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Joe Carroll has welcomed the announcement by Minister Dara Calleary at the Department of Rural and Community Development of the €11 million CLÁR 2025 fund. 

Cork County Council has announced a call for Expressions of Interest for projects that will make the County’s towns and villages more attractive and sustainable.

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. 

Cork County Council has launched its Irish Language Events and Initiatives Grant Scheme for 2025. This is the third year of the programme, launched in 2023 to provide funding for Irish language events, projects, and initiatives within the County of Cork. 

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Joe Carroll, has welcomed Government approval to advance construction of the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Motorway Project. The Cabinet decision, announced by Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, TD, underscores the strategic importance of the project in facilitating the development of the Port of Cork’s facilities in Ringaskiddy and delivering essential infrastructure to a key employment hub in the region.

Cork County Council has been awarded more than €72,000 for the repair and protection of Kinsale Museum through the Historic Structures Fund.

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. 
 

Cork County Council’s Skibbereen Heritage Centre has uploaded another tranche of previously unavailable burial register records to its online database.