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Cruinniú na nÓg, Ireland’s national day of creativity for children and young people, takes place on Saturday 12th June 2021, providing opportunities for young people to be inquisitive and curious, to be inventive and innovative, and to learn a new skill, to fulfil a creative ambition or showcase an inner creative talent.

Cork City Council, Cork County Council and the Port of Cork are delighted to announce that Cork Harbour Festival’s flagship Ocean to City race will be going ahead this June with an altered format.  Collaborating with national rowing associations in Scotland and Wales, this year’s Ocean to City will be part of a unique, international time trial series called the Five Miles From Home Series 2021.   The Ocean to City – Five Miles From Home is the second leg in the Series, and will take place 4-6 June 2021. The challenge can be joined from anywhere in the world; rather than asking participants to travel, Ocean to City invites people to participate in this international challenge from their home waters.   Taking part is simple! Just form a crew, plot a 5 mile (8047meters / 4.345nm) course, cover the distance as fast or as stylishly as possible during the designated time windows, submit your times and join the online celebration afterwards.  The Five Miles From Home Series has a ‘Main’ and an ‘Alternative’ Challenge. The Main Challenge is open to fixed-seat rowing boats such as currachs, skiffs, gigs and yawls. The Alternative Challenge is open to kayaks, SUPs, canoes, dragon boats, offshore sliding-seat boats and outriggers. Incorporating a dedicated Under-19s youth category, the organisers are also keen to involve and celebrate young people on the water.  The full Five Miles From Home Series includes the Scottish Castle to Crane leg on 7-9 May and the Welsh Sea Rowing leg on 9-11 July. Participants can take part in the whole series, allowing them to compare and improve on their results as they progress, or just in one single leg. Each leg in the series has a 48-hour window during which the challenge has to be completed.  With covid-19 constraints making large events off limits, it is hoped that by the summer restrictions will be relaxed sufficiently to allow clubs from across Cork Harbour, Cork County and beyond to organise their own Ocean to City - Five Miles From Home micro-events.  Adrienne Rodgers, Director of Services at Cork City Council said:

Festivals and event organisers throughout Cork County are set to benefit from Cork County Council’s dedicated ‘Virtual Festival’ training programme.

Cork County Older People’s Council has published an anthology of festive stories, Memories of a Real Cork Christmas, collating Christmas memories from older citizens across the county.

Cork County Council has announced details of its 2021 funding for the Arts. Within its general call for proposals, there are four strands available including the Arts Grant Scheme, the Artists in Schools Scheme and Irish Language Arts, as well as Artists’ Funding Schemes, which are open to solely to practicing artists and include the Artists’ Creative Bursary, International Touring and Exhibition, the Tyrone Guthrie Centre Bursary and the Ballinglen Arts Foundation Bursary.

As part of ‘A Real Cork Christmas’, Cork County Council are hosting acclaimed pianist David Syme for a festive end of year concert from 7:00pm on Friday, 18th December. Revellers can share in David’s feast of festive music, with the concert available on Cork County Council’s YouTube channel throughout the festive season.

Located in the heart of Passage West, “Passage West Creates” is a collective of over 17 local artists and craft work producers. The warm and welcoming shop showcases a range of unique goods from local artists, quilters, and wood turners, and is fully stocked and open for business in the run up to Christmas.

Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Mary Linehan Foley has selected the winners of the ‘A Real Cork Christmas’ postcard competition out of hundreds of entries from 4th class students of Cork County.

Ahead of the busy Christmas shopping period, the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Mary Linehan Foley, has paid a visit to the new premises of the Owenabue Arts Collective at Bridge House, Carrigaline.

At the end of what has been a difficult year for business, Carrigaline Musical Society, the newly established Owenabue Arts Collective and Carrigaline Business Association, are partnering with Cork County Council to bring Christmas cheer to Carrigaline in the weeks running up to Christmas.

Cork County Council and the Fastnet Film Festival have come together this festive season offering 16 Cork themed family-friendly short films for festive viewing as part of the Council’s ‘A Real Cork Christmas’ campaign.

Cork County Council have been working hard to support local and bring a little extra festive cheer in towns and villages around the County. As part of the Council’s ‘A Real Cork Christmas’, residents and visitors to Monkstown have been treated to a spectacular Christmas tree, to raise spirits and light up the village.