Tours of Lonehort Battery, a former World War One gun battery will take place every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday meeting at the main gate at 1.00pm. Construction of Lonehort, which is surrounded by a deep moat, began in 1898. Licencesd tour guides will lead you around this unique site, visiting the two remaining coastal artillery …
This Saturday 28th May, Bere Island Community Radio will broadcast live from the All Islands football tournament on Clare Island. Use the QR code on the poster below to get the radio stream on the day.
A meeting will be held on Thursday 1st June at 7.30pm in the Community Centre to discuss setting up a Men’s Shed on Bere Island. All are welcome to attend.
Bere Island Projects Group are committed to protecting the biodiversity of Bere Island, its natural landscape, the waters that surround us and the island’s flora and fauna through our work on the Bere Island Conservation Plan. Since the Conservation Plan was launched in 2003 Bere Island Projects Group have put in place a number of …
Monday 22nd May Beara Historical SocietyThe next talk of the Beara Historical Society will take place on Monday May 22nd at 8pm in Twomeys Lounge, Castletownbere. On May the 24th 1923 Frank Aiken’s ‘Cease Fire’ order silenced the guns of the Irish civil war. To coincide with the centenary of the ending of the bitter and …
Bere Island Projects Group have been awarded €4460 under the Cork County Heritage and Commemorations Grant Schemes to hold a Military Heritage Festival on the island later this year, which will also conclude BIPG’s programme of events for the Decade of Centenaries and celebrate the island’s military heritage and its role during the War of Independence. BIPG plan this …
Bere Island Projects Group has been awarded €20,000 under the Heritage Council’s Heritage Capacity Fund 2023 to undertake further actions under the Bere Island Conservation Plan. In 2001 with concerns for the long-term viability of the island community, and a realization that the island’s built and archaeological heritage needed to be protected from further deterioration, …
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This Saturday February 25th is Ireland Reads Day, a national day to celebrate reading. People of all ages are invited to get reading, one minute, ten minutes, an hour, or more. It doesn’t matter how long you read for or what you read, but why not make a start and read some great Bere Island books! All are available …
Bere Island Projects Group will have a number of native Irish bare root tree saplings available shortly for island residents. If you would like to plant some trees on your land please contact Tim Hanley at timbipg@gmail.com or on 085 1679052.
There will be a collection of all waste electrical goods, anything with a plug or a battery, on Friday 17th February 2023. All items should be left at the Bere Island Recylng Centre before this date. Items which can be left include, old or broken fridges/freezers, washing machines, TVs, toasters and kettles, electronic tools and …
