In early 2021, members of Cork City Council鈥檚 Conservation Office and Social Inclusion team along with Ali Harvey, founding Co-Ordinator of the Heritage Council鈥檚 CTCHC Programme, approached Jeanette Fitzsimons in UCC鈥檚 Centre for Planning Education & Research Centre to undertake two Collaborative Town Centre Health Check (CTCHC) reports for Blarney and Tower. Blarney and Tower had just become part of Cork City Council鈥檚 jurisdiction following the City Council boundary extension in 2019. The CTCHC projects were funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development as Town and Village Grants, which are a part of Project Ireland 2040.
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