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Harbour dredging works go to tender

August 27, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

The new pier at Dinish Island. Pic: John Eagle

THE Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have invited tenders from qualified and experienced engineering consultancy firms to carry out dredging works, including dredging and disposal of both contaminated and uncontaminated sediments at the Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre.

The works comprise dredging of the seabed, including (mainly) maintenance dredging and some capital dredging works, in the vicinity of the syncrolift boat lifting facility at Dinish Island.

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Filed Under: Beara, Marine Tagged With: Beara, Castletownbere, dredging, harbour, tender, West Cork, works

Body recovered from Castletownbere Harbour

June 15, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

The body was recovered from the harbour at Castletownbere. Pic: Google

THE body of a local man, believed to be in his late 50s was recovered from the water at Castletownbere Harbour this morning. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beara, News Tagged With: body, Castletownbere, harbour, recovered, water, West Cork

Rescued fisherman swam 1.5 miles in rough seas

May 18, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

The man was rescued from Seal Rock at the entrance to Glandore Harbour.

by Louise Roseingrave

A FISHERMAN was dramatically rescued from waters off the West Cork coast yesterday after he was swept from his fishing boat in rough seas.

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Filed Under: News, Skibbereen Tagged With: Coastguard, fisherman, Glandore, harbour, rescue, Seal rock, West Cork

Kinsale St Patrick’s Day parade returns after a six-year absence

February 25, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

Young buskers, Noah Ryan, Jessica O’Keeffe and Dylan Price help Kinsale band, Sink, practice for the Kinsale St Patrick’s Day Busking competition, part of the Kinsale St Patricks celebrations. Pic: John Allen

PREPARATIONS are under way for Kinsale’s first St Patrick’s Day parade for six years with a full day of celebrations set to climax with a never to be forgotten parade on the sea.

School groups, community groups, artists, actors, musicians, performers, sports stars and proud West Cork citizens are all joining in as the parade returns to the picturesque streets of Kinsale this March 17^th. [Read more...]