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Bantry Harbour. Pic: geograph.co.uk
HARBOURS across West Cork are set to benefit from more than €2,5 million in funding announced by the Department of Transport.
The €2,632,000 in funding which is being made available for the maintenance and upgrade of a number of Cork harbours, as part of the agreement which sees the ownership of such transferred to local authorities.
Minister Varadkar performs the official opening.
MINISTER Leo Varadkar performed the official opening of the new Goleen Coast Guard station where the first of the Coast Guard’s new Sikorsky S92 helicopters also held a fly-by on its first day of operation to mark the occassion.
Minister Varadkar said, “This is a doubly special weekend for the Coast Guard, as the first of its four new helicopters is now coming on stream, and the new Coast Guard Station in Goleen is being formally opened. [Read more...]
Theo Dalke from Allihies Copper Mine Museum showing Minister for Tourism, Leo Varadkar around the abandoned mine.
Allihies Parish Co-Op who run the Mine museum have a plan to turn the old mine system into one of the biggest tourist attractions in the South-West.
Pic: Niall Duffy
RECENTLY the Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar, accompanied by local TD Noel Harrington and county councillor Jerry O’Sullivan met with the Allihies Parish co-op to discuss exciting new plans to open the underground workings in the Mines at Allihies as a Tourist Attraction. [Read more...]
Jim Daly TD has raised the issue
LOCAL TD Jim Daly has welcomed the Government’s announcement that the temporary 9 per cent per cent lower VAT rate which applies across the tourism sector, will be extended into 2013.
Leo Varadkar TD, Minister for Tourism, made the announcement in the Dáil when responding to questioning on the issue.
Natalie Clein appears this year at the festival.
THE Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar will be the guest of honour at the opening of the 2012 West Cork Chamber Music Festival.
Minister Varadkar will open the nine-day Festival at a special Friends and Patrons reception in Bantry House on Friday, June 29th.
Generously supported by the Culture Programme of the European Union, the Arts Council of Ireland and Failte Ireland, the West Cork Chamber Music Festival runs from June 28th to July 7th.
Bantry Harbour. Pic: geograph.co.uk
THE Port of Bantry must not be amalgamated with the Port of Cork if it is to reach its full potential, that was the message from local senator Denis O’Donovan to Transport Minister Leo Varadkar today.
Senator O’Donovan was responding to rumours suggesting that plans are underway to amalgamate Bantry with the Port of Cork.
“Former and current members of Cork Port inform me that they do not want the proposal to take place.
Niagara Falls will be turned green to mark St Patrick's Day.
THE London Eye, Burj Al Arab in Dubai, Table Mountain in South Africa, the Empire State Building in New York, the Sky Tower in Auckland and for the first time ever, Niagara Falls and the TV tower in Berlin’s Alexanderplatz are just some of the iconic buildings and attractions around the world which will “go green” this year to mark St Patrick’s Day and to kick off a major Tourism Ireland promotional drive to grow overseas tourism.
Tourism Minister Leo Varadkar said, “St Patrick’s Day provides a unique shop window for Ireland around the world, for Irish tourism and for trade and investment. That’s why we are using St Patrick’s Day to launch The Gathering 2013 in all of our main overseas markets.
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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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...]
