Muintir na Tire School Garden Competition

  The Cork School Gardens Competition is an initiative of the Cork Federation of Muintir na Tire & supported by Cork County Council, Cork City Council & Griffins Garden Centre Dripsey. While the competition did not take place this year due to Covid19 here is a promotional video we did supported by Creative Ireland Programme to highlight the competition & encourage schools to get involved in 2021.

  Body Following the success of Cork County Council’s original ‘The Colourful Heritage of County Cork’ bilingual colouring book, a second volume has now been launched as part of the Council’s ‘Keep Well’ wellbeing campaign. Volume Two of the popular series features 30 brand new sites from across the county, from Bandon and Buttevant to Kanturk and Youghal. Supported by The Heritage Council and the Creative Ireland Programme, the publication is bilingual in both Irish and English and covers a wide range of culture and heritage, from craft and archaeology to biodiversity and maritime heritage. Members of the public were invited to contribute drawings of heritage and cultural sites, while the Council also worked with illustrators to complete the latest addition to ‘The Heritage of County Cork’ series, combining culture and heritage with colour and creativity. Welcoming the publication, Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley said “This fantastic publication provides Corkonia