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Tue 05 May 2004Staging Cork's year in the limelightArts organisations in Cork are gearing up for its term as capital of culture. Mary Leland reports on the planned refurbishment and renaissance of the Triskel and the EverymanShe hasn't been in the city for five minutes, yet Penny Rae is plastered all over Cork. Or, at least, her introductory project - enormous photographs and commentaries from teenagers interacting as young Europeans - can be seen on walls high and low throughout the city. As the new director of the Triskel Arts Centre, she has already launched an introduction to her proposal for Cork's term as European capital of culture for 2005. The placards declare "Here We Are!" - but as a statement of arrival for Rae, the venture takes some beating.