Bere Island Projects Group

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. 

Bere Island Projects Group Awarded CLAR Funding to Purchase Electric Bus

Bere Island Projects Group have been awarded €72,693 of CLÁR funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development to purchase an electric wheelchair accessible bus and install a PV charging point at the island community centre.   The funding was announced by Minister Heather Humphreys, as part of an overall €412,000 funding package for eleven …

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The Hold

The Hold, will open on Bere Island on Friday 17th June, and documents the lives of twenty four Bere Island women throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and the hold the island has on them.  The women, formed a collective – Bere Island Women Create – and during lockdown worked remotely with award winning island artist Mary Sullivan to …

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