Tag Archives: West Cork

West Cork Literary Festival: a festival to note in Bantry this week

While Galway seems to be on a high for the month of July with a wide range of festivals and events, throughout the country there is much to see and do with festivals both big and small held nationwide. West … Continue reading

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Become an Islander for a weekend with a trip to West Corks Islands

Become an islander for a weekend on the 23rd and 24th June as the main islands of West Cork invite people of all ages to explore all that is on offer letting visitors during this weekend only avail of islander … Continue reading

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Success for Ireland Talent at the BAFTAs

Ireland might not had been celebrating success at the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on Saturday night in Azerbaijan and saw Jedward finish in the bottom half of the table and Sweden crowned Eurovision winners. But we were celebrating … Continue reading

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A break away to Ireland this St Patricks Day Weekend

St Patricks Day is celebrated all over the world and with this year the day falling over the weekend, what better excuse than to book yourself a vacation in Ireland and head to the home of St Patrick to enjoy … Continue reading

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Cork Swansea Ferry to be relaunched as Fastnet Line

West Cork Tourism Co-Operative Society Limited, which was formed for the purpose of relaunching the Cork-Swansea Ferry route, is pleased to announce the purchase of cruiseferry, the Julia, for €7.8 million. The Julia, which will operate under the Fastnet Line … Continue reading

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Taste of West Cork Food festival 2009

The annual “A Taste of West Cork” food festival takes place this month in Skibbereen in West Cork. At DiscoveringIreland we are proud to support this showcase of produce from Ireland’s most famous food producing region. This year’s festival takes place … Continue reading

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Supporting SAREN's petition to retain West Cork Today radio program

SAREN, the Skibbereen And Region Economic Network, has today launched a petition asking UTV-Media to reverse its decision to scrap the West Cork Today program presented by David Young on its C103 station. Being based in Skibbereen in West Cork we … Continue reading

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Island Hopping- West Cork

Forget about going to Greece to go Island Hopping, come to West Cork! Roaring Water Bay contains many Islands, ranging from Cape Clear, which is the largest, to small uninhabited rocks and reefs. The most famous of these rocks is … Continue reading

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A Whale of a Time In West Cork

While the Greenpeace ship, Esperanza, and Australian surveillance ships track the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean in an effort to stop them killing minke whales and fin whales, they plan to kill 900 minke whales and 50 fin … Continue reading

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South Pole Conquered by West Cork Woman

Clare O Leary from Bandon, West Cork, Ireland made history on January 8 by becoming the first Irish woman to trek to the South Pole in a four-person “Beyond Endurance” expedition team lead by Pat Falvey from Cork. Claire who … Continue reading

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