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North Main Street and Oliver Plunkett Street have been selected as the locations for two new walking trails. The Wonder Wander Trail Network was first launched in 2024 to celebrate the distinct architecture, character and stories of Ireland’s Architectural Conservation Areas.

Cork City Council has acquired the historic Counting House building complex on South Main Street, as part of the wider regeneration of the Grand Parade Quarter, to become the new home of Cork City Central Library, the main library of the Cork City Council library network and a new landmark cultural facility in the heart of Cork City centre.

Cork City Council is encouraging property owners and letting agents to consider joining the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), a long-established housing support programme that provides benefits for both landlords and tenants.

An award-winning garden created to mark Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the visit of the College of Commissioners to Cork City this summer has been gifted to the people of Cork.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Damian Boylan, raised the Brazilian flag above Cork City Hall today Monday, 7 September to mark Brazil's 204th Independence Day, and to celebrate the vibrant Brazilian community that has made Cork its home.

GAA legend Seán Óg Ó hAilpín has urged people to consider tuning in to sports commentary ‘as Gaeilge’ as a fun way to engage with the Irish language.

A small business from Cork City – Second Street Bakeshop - will get the chance to exhibit and sell their products to almost 300,000 people at the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co. Offaly this month as part of the Local Enterprise Village.

Cork City's popular First Fridays programme will bring its successful summer season to a close this Friday, with a packed programme of family-friendly events, cultural experiences and live entertainment across the city centre.

Culture Night returns on Friday, 18 September, inviting people to come together for a night of free cultural discovery, creativity and connection.

Cork on a Fork Fest has wrapped up its biggest year yet, with sell-out events and new venues all combining to attract large crowds to its more than 150 events, almost half of which were free.