Bere Island Projects Group

Upcoming courses/classes – Autumn/Winter 2022

Manual Handling Course and Abrasive Wheel Course – Tuesday 6th DecemberA manual handling course and an abrasive wheel course will be held on Bere Island on Tuesday December 6th starting at 10am.  Each course is 2 hors in duration and costs 30 euro per course, if participants do both courses the cost is 50 in total. Booking …

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LEADER Funding: Smart Village Training

Smart Villages concepts are a huge part of the next LEADER Programme 2023-2027 online training sessions are being held to assist communities in preparing a Smart Village Plan. The dates for the Cork islands will be as follows:22nd September6th October20th October3rd November17th November1st December The curriculum consists of six x 2-hour modules which guides participants …

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Hedge Cutting Collection

Bere Island Projects Group are raising funds to cut back roadside hedging along the island roads. Donations can be dropped into the Projects Group Office before September 12th. The office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. For further information contact 027 75099.

Bere Island Radio producing podcasts for EU Clean Energy Secretariat

Bere Island Community Radio have produced a series of podcasts on behalf of the EU Clean Energy Secretariat. The Clean energy for EU islands secretariat, an initiative of the European Commission, is the central platform for the clean energy transition of the more than 2,200 inhabited European islands. Despite having access to renewable sources of energy, …

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COVID-19 Loan Scheme

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine have recently launched a new loan scheme, the “COVID-19 Loan Scheme” targeted to eligible SMEs and small mid-cap businesses, including those in the primary agriculture (farming) and seafood (fishing) sectors in Ireland that have been impacted by COVID-19.