THE Minister for the Marine, Simon Coveney TD has hailed as a “major breakthrough” a new mandate from EU Fisheries Ministers to enter final negotiations with the European Parliament on a reformed Common Fisheries Policy.
Coveney hails “major breakthrough” in EU fisheries policy negotiations
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Walking from Malin to Mizen for a worthy cause
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Killian Skorka, Oliver Lotscher, Kieran King and Nick Peacock on the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro
This July a group of four friends from across the country are taking on a challenge like no other.
Over a 20 day period they plan on walking from Ireland’s most northerly point, Malin Head (Donegal) to Ireland’s most southerly point, Mizen Head (Cork).
This walk is in memory of two late friends of there’s, the late well renowned Irish mountaineer Ian McKeever and their late friend William Winder both of whom they climbed Mt Kilimanjaro with in 2011.
Fianna Fáil launches Bill to de-criminalise minor fishing infringements
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
FIANNA Fáil has today published legislation which aims to radically de-criminalise minor fishery offences by Irish sea fishing vessels.
The Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill proposes:
Cape Clear Ferry skipper set for dry land after 42 years
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
AFTER 42 years aboard the Cape Clear Ferry, Ted O’Driscoll, Skipper of the Dún an Óir is trading in his sea legs.
A great job for eight weeks in the summer (if lucky) but a hard job for the rest of the year.
Working for a just world from Goleen
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Roger Morton
Una Deasy of Trocaire talks to Roger Morton from Goleen about his volunteer work with the charity.
UD: There are many charities in Ireland doing good work – why do you volunteer for Trocaire?
Bailey gives talk to West Cork Philosophical Society
April 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Ian Bailey LLM addressing a meeting of the West Cork Philosophical Society. Pic: Niall Duffy
IAN Bailey gave a public talk to the West Cork Philosophical Society at the West Cork Hotel in Skibbereen recently.
The well-known Schull resident who is now a legal academic gave the wide-ranging talk to about 30 people on the subject of jurisprudence and the philosophical basis of law.
St Patrick’s Day shenanigans across West Cork
March 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Skibbereen. Pic: West Cork Times
THE rain held off for the most part as towns and villages across West Cork wore the green with pride this St Patrick’s Day.
There were a number of parades and festivals across the region with good turnouts reported across the board as young and old enjoyed the national celebration of out patron saint’s day. [Read more...]
Bodies of father and three-year-old daughter recovered from shoreline near Ballydehob
March 6, 2013 By 1 Comment
Audley Cove near where the bodies were recovered. Pic: Google
Two bodies recovered from shoreline near Ballydehob
GARDAÍ in Bantry are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of two bodies at Audley Cove near Ballydehob.
The bodies are believed to be those of a father in his 50s and his three-year-old daughter.
Scoraiocht Social Afternoon in Goleen
March 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Scoraiocht Social Afternoon in in Goleen, Sunday 3rd March in the Community Centre, 2pm onwards. €5 All welcome.
Sherkin Island National School enrollments
February 27, 2013 By 3 Comments
Sherkin Island National School is now enrolling students from the mainland.
Come and visit the school and meet the teachers, parents and students.
