Bantry Inshore Search and Rescue association was set up in 1987 after a local drowning tragedy. The community rescue boat gets between eight and 12 call outs per annum. The Community Rescue Boats Ireland (CRBI) is a nationwide group of independent voluntary rescue boats, which are trained and administrated by […]
Originally from Castletownbere, Winnie O’Sullivan, Chairperson of Bantry Tidy Towns has lived in Bantry for 46 years. A member of Bantry Tidy Towns for over 20 years, Winnie, who also volunteers at CoAction, says she loves being involved in an organisation that works at improving her adopted hometown. “I love […]
Empathy, Dignity and Respect are all pivotal to providing a professional service in Funeral Directing. Those are the qualities on which John Michael Foley and his wife Denise (Collins) have continued to build and expand the family business. As the third-generation custodian of the venture founded in 1960, the business […]
Winners of the West Cork Garda Youth Awards were announced at a ceremony held at the Celtic Ross Hotel in Rosscarbery on November 8. The Awards are in association with SuperValu. Chief Superintendent Con Cadogan, Divisional Officer for Cork West Division, paid tribute to the winners, saying that it was […]