The Castle Hotel, Macroom.
by Stephen Johnson
THE Irish Restaurant Association has named the Castle Hotel in Macroom one of the top restaurants in Munster for 2013.
West Cork wildlife photographer scoops top award in Dublin
March 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Gareth Byrne FIPPA, President of the Irish Professional Photographers Association seen here awarding Phil Pound AIPPA with his trophy for his winning photograph in the Wildlife Best Single Image 2013 Category. Pic: John T Ohle Photography
WEST Cork-based photographer Phil Pound acheived great success at the Irish Professional Photographers Association Awards Dinner held at the Wood Quay Venue, Dublin recently.
Phil won the Irish Professional Photographers Association’s Best Single Image in Wildlife 2013 for his strking image of a gannet. [Read more...]
Clon’s Methodist Church is a Green trailblazer
February 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Celebrating the awarding of the community’s second Eco Congregation Award were Cllr Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin, Mayor of Clonakilty; Rev. Wesley Campbell; Mrs Margaret Bateman; Liz Dahm and Mattia Leoni of the Eco Congregation Committee.
THE Clonakilty Methodist Church community has achieved a first in Ireland with the awarding of it’s second “Eco Congregation” award for reduction of carbon emissions, energy conservation and promoting awareness amongst its faithful on these environmental topics.
Bere Island collect sixth consecutive Tidy Islands award
December 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
THE Bere Island Tidy Towns Committee collected their award for winning the Tidy Islands category in the 2012 Tidy Towns Competition at a ceremony in Killarney recently.
It is the sixth consecutive year that Bere Island has won the award.
Mr Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht presented Bere Island with their award at a ceremony held at The Malton Hotel. [Read more...]
BAFTA gong for West Cork’s Graham
May 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
BANDON’S Graham Norton has been awarded the BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance.
The West Cork star was unable to accept the award in person at a star-studded ceremony in London as he was in Baku, Azerbaijan presenting the BBC’s coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Another accolade for Rosscarbery Recipes
May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Willie Allshire receives his award at Caherbeg.
MONDAY morning was hectic at Caherbeg Free Range Pork in Rosscarbery as during production, everything was halted so that Willie Allshire could be inducted into the Fraternity, La Commanderie des Fins Goustiers du Duchy d’Alencon.
It was a very special moment as it took place at home with just the family and employees present to view. [Read more...]
Castle Hotel scoops second Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Award
April 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Castle Hotel, Macroom
MACROOM’S Castle Hotel has beaten off stiff competition to be voted best family hotel by Trip Advisor this week in its annual Trip Advisor Travellers’ Family Hotel Choice Awards.
The Castle Hotel was ranked within the top 25 hotels in Ireland in the “family” hotel award category by Trip Advisor and in January the hotel was ranked within the top twenty five hotels in Ireland in the “bargain” hotel award category by Trip Advisor. The hotel is no stranger to Tripadvisor and was awarded a Certificate of Excellence for 2011.
Outstanding achievement award for Grainne
November 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Grainne with her award. Pic: Tony O'Connell
WEST Muskerry AC’s Grainne Moynihan was presented with the Cork City Sports Athletics award on Friday, November 4th last at the River Lee Hotel for her outstanding achievements for the Month of June.
Grainne was well deserving of this award after qualifying for the European Youth Olympics and winning several all Ireland titles in June.
