Bere Island Projects Group

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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Bere Island Projects Group win County Final of National Lottery Good Causes Awards

Bere Island Projects Group are among the six groups in Cork who have been announced as County winners in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2022. It’s the second time Bere Island has featured in the Good Causes Awards, the group made reached the finals in 2019.    The awards were created to honour and showcase the inspiring …

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Launch of Creative Places West Cork Islands

Creative Places: West Cork Islands’ has been launched by Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan at Whiddy Island Community Centre. Forming part of the Arts Council’s Creative Places programme 2021-2024, the programme will see Cork County Council lead a consortium of local arts and development agencies that inclues Bere Island Projects Group, Sherkin Island Development …

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Bere Island Sustainable Energy Community News

15th March 2022 The latest Bere Island Sustainable Energy Community Newsletter is now available online. 24th January 2022 Free BER Report for your HomeThe Bere Island Sustainable Energy Committee (SEC) is offering free BER Reports to the first 10 residents who request this. A BER report is an energy improvement report for your home, highlighting where …

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