100 years ago this June, Bantry was a dangerous place to be. Pauline Murphy recounts how death and destruction marred the West Cork town that summer. It all began with the killing of RIC Constable Thomas King on June 12, 1920. A native of Roundstone in Co. Galway, Constable King […]
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The current restrictions on public events has given the organising team of Clonakilty Bike Fest a new challenge this year – one they have enthusiastically risen to by organising a packed programme of activities to keep cycling enthusiasts engaged and entertained no matter where in the world they park their […]
De Barra’s Live Folk-Club Sitting-Room session on Wednesday 3rd June, features guest speaker, Stanley Notte. Stanley is a diverse artist who writes prose and poetry, is a well-known performance poet and creates visual art using a number of mediums. For the past four years Stanley has been a key organizer of the Regional […]
Throughout the month of May, Network Ireland West Cork ran a three-part series entitled ‘Explore your Hidden Goals’ which encouraged network members and women in business to look at their business and look at ways to unearth new opportunities. The final session of this three-part programme, takes place this Friday, […]
Cape Clear Distillery has won a prestigious silver award in the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition with its 3 Sq.Miles Irish Coastal Gin.. This is one of the most important Global events of its kind and is based on blind tasting by highly experienced judges over four days. This […]
Some weeks ago, West Cork Music put out a call to budding young writers and readers in Cork asking them if they wanted to, amongst other things, interview writers about their books and to learn to conduct an interview. Co-presented by READ ON and Graffitti Theatre Company, a series of workshops was designed to […]