THE RNLI Annual Presentation of Awards took place last weekend in the Great Hall at Trinity College in Dublin recently.
Back row: Joseph O’Shea, Fishing South Kerry; Seamus O’Grady,Fishing North Kerry; Huan Tan, BIM; Finian O’Sullivan, Bantry IFA Aquaculture SW region rep; Ian Dempsey, West Cork Leader; John Hickey, BIM; John Walsh, Islands Community and John Tattan, Fishing East Cork
Front row: Kevin Flannery, Environment Community; Vera O’Donovan, BIM; Artie Clifford, Artisan Food Production and Máire Ní Shé, Udaras na Gaeltachta
THE South West Fishery Local Action Group will host an information and ideas meetings on Wednesday, June 26th next in Castletownbere at the BIM Fishery College from 8pm.
All those connected with or interested in fisheries, the marine economy, and Marine tourism are encouraged to attend.
Ger Brennan and Helena Murphy who took part in the recent Bantry Bay Run presenting a cheque for €725 to Co Action Beara. Pic: Niall Duffy
Fireman Ian Murphy simulates a chip pan fire during a demonstration to schoolchildren on Bere Island. It was the first visit by the Community Fire Prevention Unit to the Island. Picture: Niall Duffy
The participants in the Beara Charity Cycle arrive back to Castletownbere after completing their round trip two day cycle to Dingle to raise funds for local charities. Pic: Niall Duffy
Ross Murphy and Hal Lewis competing in the Greasy Pole Pillow Fight event at the Castletownbere June Bank Holiday Weekend festival. Pic: Niall Duffy
The Castletownbere Lifeboat. Pic: Niall Duffy
THE RNLI Castletownbere Lifeboat came to the aid off of the West Cork coast where a small yacht had got into trouble.
The vessel, the 27′ yacht Caroline had a crew of two men aboard when she got into difficulty at around 6am on Monday morning while travelling from Valentia Island in Co. Kerry to Cape Clear.
rench journalists at Bantry House with Grégoire Hermann, Tourism Ireland (second left). Pic: George Maguire
A GROUP of leading French travel writers visited West Cork recently as guests of Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Brittany Ferries. Representing a wide range of travel and lifestyle publications (both traditional and online), the group sailed to Cork from Roscoff to experience at first-hand some of the many things to see and do in this part of Ireland for French holidaymakers.
by Stephen Johnson
THE Hot Press “Best of Ireland 2013″ guide has named the Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat in West Cork one of Ireland’s “Best Alternative Stays”.
Anam Cara — which means “soul friend” in Irish — overlooks Coulagh Bay and the mountains and farmlands of the Beara Peninsula. more »
by Marie Cahalane
ON the 15th and 16th of June, the eight Islands of West Cork: Sherkin, Garnish, Whiddy, Bere, Dursey, Long, Heir and Cape Clear invite you to discover them and become an ‘Islander’ at the Islands Festival. The aim is to promote these unique locations as places to not only visit, but to live.
