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Work underway at Castledonovan. Pic: Geograph
THE refurbishment of Castledonovan Castle near Drimoleague is due for completion this summer, the OPW have confirmed.
It is hoped that the castle will be open to members of the public in early June or July.
Finance for the refurbishment was officially sanctioned by former minister Síle De Valera in 1991.
Bantry General Hospital. Pic: Google
THE Friends of Bantry General Hospital annual fundraising walk ( 12 miles ) will take place on Saturday, June 22nd, gather at Drimoleague Railway Yard at 10am.
You can walk by sponsorship card or personal donation.
Dromore National School
FOR the first week of February we celebrated Catholic Schools Week and on February 2nd we celebrated our grandparents, with a prayer service followed by the grandparents staying for tea and chat afterwards.
The Launch of the ‘Kingston Gathering 2013’ at the Drimoleague Inn. Pictured seated in the front row holding event programs are Eileen Kingston from Corks C103 radio and Abraham Kingston from the ‘Kingston Gathering 2013’ Committee.
THE launch of the “Kingston Gathering 2013” took place at the Drimoleague Inn recently with the help of Eileen Kingston from Corks C103 radio station.
Towards the end of 2012, a group of West Cork Kingstons (along with one or two expatriates) got together to discuss the possibility of holding a Kingston family gathering in West Cork at some point during 2013 as part of The Gathering Ireland 2013.
GLENILEN Farm Dairy Products based in Drimoleague have been named as this year’s winners of the Georgina Campell Guide awards Natural Food Award 2013.
DUNMANWAY Hillwalking Club’s next outing will be on Sunday, October 21st next to one of the Drimoleague Heritage Walks. [Read more...]
LOCAL success story Glenilen Farm are among the 24 finalists in the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition.
The Drimoleague-based family business has been nominated in the emerging category and were featured recently in a special RTÉ programme with other nominees screened on RTÉ 1.
The winners of each category, a special award winner and the overall Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 will be revealed at an awards ceremony in Dublin later this month.
PEOPLE across West Cork who have yet to make the switch to digital television are being urged to do so urgently.
WEST Cork's Graham Norton has bagged another Bafta scooping the 2013 award for best entertainment programme for The Graham Norton Show. The Bandon native was hosting the glittering awards … [More...]
THE people of Clonakilty, Rossmore and surrounding areas turned out in force on Sunday to welcome home the members of the Kilmeen Drama Group who scored an historic third victory in a row at the All … [More...]
by Sharon Murphy Caprese Salad, otherwise known as Tomato, Mozzarella and … [Read More...]
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SESKIN Montessori Children with parents and teachers Miss Mary, Miss Margaret and Miss Linda … [Read More...]
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SECONDARY school students are on a mission to … [Read More...]
JOIN The Bere Island Heritage Centre and the World … [Read More...]
THE Minister of State at the Department of Arts, … [Read More...]
BANTRY Blues are delighted to announce the dates for its annual Kellogg's Cul Camp. The camp will take place from Monday the 8th to Fri 12th July at Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry, Co Cork. This … [Read More...]
SKIBB U14s played Barryroe in the league at home last Thursday evening and gave another fine team performance with some very good passages of passing football. Playing into a gale in the … [Read More...]
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has offically launched a new walking trail which has been described as Ireland's answer to the famed “Camino de Santiago” in Spain. The Beara Breifne Way is a … [Read More...]
WEST Cork's Gougane Barra, Beara Peninsula and Kinsale have all made it on to the longlist in The Irish Times competition The Best Place to Holiday in Ireland. They are among 25 holiday … [Read More...]
