Cork County Council has received approval of grant aid amounting to €394,500 from the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (DAFM), for harbour and marine leisure infrastructure for 2020. This follows the recent announcement by Minister Michael Creed, T.D., of a €3.1m package for ten coastal councils across the […]
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Mr Michael Ring TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development, has announced a further investment of €200,000 to support the provision of additional eBooks and eAudiobooks in order to meet the significant increase in demand for access to the public library online service during the COVID-19 crisis. This is in […]
Cork South West TD, Holly Cairns, has called on Coillte to extend their recreational and biodiversity initiative for Dublin to West Cork. Earlier this week, Coillte announced that nine Dublin forests will transition away from commercial activities of felling and replanting cycles towards a model of planting native broad-leaf varieties. […]
Irish Water has confirmed that it is ‘increasingly likely’ that a Water Conservation Order, more commonly known as a hosepipe ban will have to be put in place following increased demand on water and deteriorating drought conditions. This comes during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, when handwashing and hygiene remain critically […]
In advance of the Bank Holiday weekend, Cork County Council has come together with the Irish Coast Guard, An Garda Siochána and the RNLI to issue a public appeal to continue to abide by government guidelines, stay within 5km of home and to act responsibly. This appeal comes after emergency […]
All 23 Town Teams established under Cork County Council’s “Project ACT” have now met to discuss ways to support businesses and communities affected by COVID-19. Each Town Team consists of local elected representatives, business people, community leaders, tidy towns, traders, members of An Garda Siochana and representatives of the Cork […]