Here's what Cork Craft Month has to offer this August

There’s plenty for craft lovers and staycationers to do around Cork this month as designers and makers show off the wares

Furniture designer Fergal O'Leary, former chairman of Cork Craft & Design and one of the founding members of Cork Craft Month.

Now underway for the 12th year in a row, Cork Craft Month offers a programme of events throughout the city and county giving craft lovers their fix and opportunities for learning, looking and having a spend.

Such has been its success in past years that the event, which always takes place in August, has become the model for rolling out August Craft Month, spread across the entire island of Ireland thanks to a collaborative effort between Cork Craft Month, Craft Northern Ireland and the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland.