Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Creative Places Knocknaheeny is Looking for a Coordinator

Closing Date 2pm 23/11/2026 to arts@corkcity.ie

Friday, 6 November 2026

LIBRARY EVENTS

Library Events

Events marked with an asterisk* require booking. Pease contact the host library to reserve your place. You can find contact details for all of our library branches on our website.

Ballyvourney Library

Children's Sustainable Craft Workshop* | Saturday 28th November at 10.30am

Join Amanda Wright and make your own seasonal deer
decoration and bookmark using recycled and dried natural
materials that embrace the 'One Change' ethos.
All materials will be provided and will include dried twigs,
flowers, recycled paper/card and fabric. For children aged 6-12. Booking is required.

Bandon Library

Compostable Christmas Craft Workshop* | Saturday 28th November at 2pm

Christmas craft workshop with Laurie LeGrande from Learning Garden. For children aged 6-10. Booking is required.

Bantry Library

Exhibition | On display throughout the month

Fibre craft exhibition promoting sustainability with recycled materials.

Mindful Mending Workshop* | Saturday 28th November at 10.30am

Learn how to mend and upcycle your clothes with sustainable fashion designer Alice Halliday. Booking is required.

Storytime and Crafts | Saturday 28th November at 11.30am

Climate-themed Storytime and craft workshop for children.

Carrigaline Library

Energy Efficiency in the Home | Thursday 26th November. Time TBC

Europe Direct Carrigaline will host engineer, columnist and TV host Kieran McCarthy for a discussion on improving energy efficiency in our homes. Discover practical measures for renovations and retrofitting, and learn how these changes can help reduce household energy costs.

Castletownbere Library

Seed Swap and Pollinator Day | Saturday 28th November. Time TBC

Please contact Castletownbere Library closer to the date for more details.

Charleville Library

Sustainable Craft Workshop* | Wednesday 11th November at 11am

Etaoin Melville will deliver a needle felting workshop using recycled materials. For adults only. Booking is required.

Home Energy Talk | Wednesday 18th November at 11am

Pat Morrisey will speak on home energy savings and grants as part of his role with Ballyhoura Development and engagement with the SEAI.

Clonakilty Library

Children’s Sustainable Craft Workshop* | Saturday 14th November at 10.30am

Sustainable arts and crafts for children aged 8-12. Booking is required.

Home Energy Talk | Tuesday 19th November at 11am

Kieran Lettice will do a talk on home energy savings and grants as part of his role with Energy Cork and the SEAI

Hedgerow Heroes Workshop* | Saturday 21st November at 11am

Learn about Irish Wildflowers and plants, seed bombs, and foraging with Laurie LeGrande. For children aged 6-10. Booking is required.

Plan Your Gardens for Spring 2027* | Friday 27th November at 12.30pm

Create a personal garden calendar for colour/food/biodiversity for Spring 2027 with Éidín Griffin. For adults only. Booking is required.

Storytime | Saturday 28th November at 10.30am

Climate-themed storytime for children.

Christmas Jumper Swap | Saturday 28th November

Bring your Christmas Jumper and swap it for somebody else's.

Dunmanway Library

Window Display | Month of November

There will be a climate-themed display in the front windows of the library.

Knitting Circle Project | Saturday 28th November

The Make One Change logo knitted entirely from recycled wool will be on display.

Fermoy Library

Repair Café | Saturday 21st November at 11am

Have you broken household items that need repair or just in need of some advice?

Upcycling Robotics Workshop for Adults* | Friday 27th November at 2.30pm

Seiko Hayase will use her robot developed using discarded items to show those present the creativity of recycling and reuse. Booking is required.

Kanturk Library

Food Sustainability Workshop | Thursday 26th November at 11am

Chloe Dempsey will teach you how to reconnect with nature and source food from the land around you.

Contact your local Cork County Council library branch and request to borrow one of our Home Energy Savings Kits.

Kinsale Library

CLONAKILTY LIBRARY

Building Resilience

Clonakilty Library on Friday 20th November at 11am

Guidance and advice for adults on how to build resilience. There will be an opportunity for questions after the presentation.

Presented by Dr. Emmett Stones, Senior Clinical Psychologist HSE South West

Healthy Ireland at Your Library

Chair Yoga

Join Josie from Cork Chair Yoga for a gentle approach to Yoga, where the exercises are practiced while seated or using a chair for balance.

Bandon Library on Friday 6th November at 1.30pm

Passage West Library on Friday 13th November at 10.30am

Carrigaline Library on Friday 13th November at 12.15pm

Kinsale Library on Friday 13th November at 2.30pm

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

Join Norma Mulcahy, a Neuromuscular Therapist, for a practical guidance talk on how to stay steady on your feet and work towards preventing slips, trips and falls. Booking is not required.

Bandon Library on Friday 13th November at 11am

Mallow Library on Friday 20th November at 11am

Millstreet Library on Friday 27th November at 11am

CODING WORKSHOPS

Coding Workshops

Cork County Council Library and Arts Service, in partnership with Europe Direct Carrigaline, will host two free workshops in Midleton Library, presented by Coding Ireland.

Midleton Library on Saturday 14th November

10.30am - Coding Essentials: Scratch Coding. For children aged 8-10.
Participants will dive into the fundamentals of coding through engaging, hands-on activities.

12.30pm - Make an Arcade Game. For children aged 10-16.
Participants will learn what are the concepts behind game design and then create an arcade game in code.

Booking is essential, please contact Midleton Library to secure your place.

REPAIR CAFE

Repair Café

Have you broken household items that need repair or just in need of some advice? Why not pop into the Repair Café at Fermoy Library.

Fermoy Library on Saturday 21st November from 11am to 1.30pm

KINSALE LIBRARY

Preparing for Retirement

Join the Retirement Planning Council of Ireland at this free talk, exploring how to prepare for and make the most of your retirement.

Kinsale Library on Saturday 14th November at 12.30pm

COBH LIBRARY EVENT

Decoding Your Payslip

Are you starting a new job? Returning to work? Unsure how to read your payslip? Come along to this informative session with a Revenue representative, who will explain everything you need to know about understanding your PAYE payslip.

Cobh Library on Saturday 14th November at 11am

Cork County Council Library & Arts Service

Library News | November 2026

Latest News

Teen Book Festival 2026

Cork County Council Library & Arts Service presents Teen Book Festival 2026, funded by Creative Ireland, returning this November with an exciting programme of authors, speakers and events for young readers across Cork.

The festival explores everything from fiction and creativity to wellbeing and life online, giving teens the chance to discover new books, hear fresh perspectives and connect with ideas that matter.

Events are open to all secondary school classes. Whether you're a lifelong reader or looking for your next favourite book, Teen Book Festival offers something to spark your imagination.

For more information, please email schools.library@corkcoco.ie.

Wellbeing: How Students Can Mind Themselves and Build Resilience - Booking is Required

Briery Gap Theatre on Tuesday 17th November at 11.30am

Join us for a thought-provoking and inspiring event with John Lonergan, former Governor of Mountjoy Prison and author of The Governor.

Drawing on his wealth of life experience, John will explore how young people can look after their wellbeing, build resilience, overcome challenges, and develop the confidence needed to navigate an increasingly complex world.

This engaging talk will encourage secondary school students to reflect on the importance of mental wellbeing, positive relationships, and making choices that support a healthy and fulfilling future.

To book your place, email schools.library@corkcoco.ie.

Digital Wellbeing in a Connected world

AI MADE SIMPLE FERMOY LIBRARY

'information morning' at Fermoy Youth Centre

Wednesday, 4 November 2026

Movement Men's Health and Wellbeing Event Fermoy

Movement Men's Health & Wellbeing Afternoon

Fermoy Youth Centre
Tuesday 17th November
12.30pm - 3.30pm

Movement encourages men to look after their mental and physical health, check in with one another, and start conversations that can make a real difference.

Fermoy Community Health Project and North Cork Rural Community Health Project invite men of all ages to join them for a relaxed and informative afternoon featuring guest speakers, practical health information and opportunities to connect with others.

Speakers:

Kevin McCormack

Author, Speaker & Mental Health Advocate

"A not so long talk on cucumbers, drains and radiators"

Marie Keating Foundation

Cancer Support Nurse

"Making Cancer less frightening by enlightening"

This is a FREE event open to men of all ages.

To book a place, contact:
Jacinta McCormack
085 874 2320

Looking after yourself is a sign of strength.

Jacinta McCormack

Oibrí Sláinte Pobail Fhear Maí

Fermoy Community Health Worker

085 8742320 | jacinta.mccormack@hse.ie | www.southwest.hse.ie | www.healthactionzone.ie

Seirbhís sláinte a thógáil a bhfuil ár bpobal bródúil aisti trí ghealltanais Integr8, FSS - an tIardheisceart a chomhlíonadh gach lá

Building a health service our community is proud of by living the HSE South West Integr8 commitments every day.

Acting Classes for Older Adults

Beginners acting classes for adults in a dedicated acting studio. Our First Night Nerves course is so popular the November intake sold out, and we're now booking January 2027 start dates (Mondays and Thursdays, €150 for six weeks).

Acting 55+ is a four-week daytime course for over-55s, no experience necessary (€90). We can offer discounts to those who cannot pay the full amount.

I opened the Acting 55+ course because several older people enquired about acting classes for their peer group. It's a popular offering, and I'll continue to run it.

Everything can be booked directly on our website: goonso.ie

If there's a listing or booking form I should fill in, just point me in the right direction and I'll do that!

Thank you

Cheryl Walsh

Go On So Studios

First Floor, Unit B, C3, Donnybrook Commercial Centre

Donnybrook

Cork, T12APN7

We share a front door & stairs with Sacred Body Yoga!

Phone: +35383 1396934

Email: hello@goonso.ie

Five Books That Could Save Your Life, 11th November 2026, Cork County Hall

We would like to invite you to attend Five Books That Could Save Your Life, taking place in the Vertigo, Floor 17, Cork County Hall, on 11 November 2026, from 10:30am to 1:00pm.

The event is free to attend, but registration is required.

Book your place here.

Drawing on five influential books, a moderated panel of experts will explore:

· Barriers to recognising coercively controlling behaviour

· The links between coercive control and domestic homicide

· The important role men can play in preventing domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence

The five selected books span memoir, fiction, and expert analysis:

· In Control: Dangerous Relationships and How They End in Murder – Prof. Jane Monckton Smith

· Invisible Chains – Dr. Lisa Aronson Fontes

· Deadly Silence: A Sister's Battle to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of Clodagh and Her Sons by Alan Hawe – Jacqueline Connolly

· The Names – Florence Knapp

· Every Man – Dr. Jackson Katz

The event is being organised by Haven Horizons and West Cork Beacon.

Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues and others who may be interested in attending.

If you would like to participate in the Resource Showcase or have any questions about the event, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

We hope you can join us.

This event is kindly sponsored by the Shared Island Civic Society Fund, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The ideas, opinions and comments in this event are entirely the responsibility of the presenters and do not necessarily represent or reflect the policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Respectfully,