30 January 2026By Tom Collinstom@TheCork.ieMoney from the Corpo for PanaCork City Council is inviting applications to a €200,000 fund to help revitalise the city’s main retail street and strengthen its visual appeal. The fund, which is being overseen by the City Council’s City Centre Development and Operations Directorate (CCDOD), was agreed at the city council’s December 2025 meeting. Announcing the launch of Cork City Council’s City Centre Facade Improvement Grant are Aoife Moriarty, Cork Chamber of Commerce; John Hayes, Cork City Council; Kate Culhane, Neville Jewellers and Cork Business Association; Pat Keane and John O’Connor, Works Dept. Cork City Council; Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Fergal Dennehy; Valerie O’Sullivan, Chief Executive, Cork City Council; Cormac Ó Súilleabháin, Director of Services, Cork City Council and Cliona Barnes, Cork Business Association.