Six towns across Cork will benefit from a €7 million fund to enhance streetscapes and shop fronts
In West Cork property owners Bandon and Castletownbere will be provided with funding to improve the facades of their buildings, carry out artwork and install features such as canopies and street furniture.
In North Cork Fermoy and Charleville will benefit under the scheme along with Macroom and Passage West
The Streetscape Enhancement Initiative is a key part of the Our Rural Future project and is designed to make towns and villages more attractive places to live, work and visit.