Bere Island Projects Group are delighted to host the 2025 Fit Up Theatre Festival at the Lecture Theatre (former Camp Church) Rerrin. On Saturday July 12th Paddy -The Life and Times of Paddy Armstrong is a one man show starring Don Wycherley as Paddy, the play is inspired by Paddy’s memoir Life After Life, a Guildford […]
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The Bere Island Military Heritage Festival will take place on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June 2025 at the Drill Hall, Rerrin. Now in its third year, the festival includes talks, exhibitions and displays on Bere Island’s military heritage. Bere Island was one of the most fortified locations in Western Europe. Some of the earliest
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Older people in the community are invited to come along to the Beara Community Gathering at the Berehaven Lodge, Castletownbere on October 4th at 12.30pm. There will be a three-course meal, live music, dancing and a raffle. Booking is essential by contacting Oscar Daly on 027 75099.
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A public meeting will be held on Saturday February 3rd at 8.00pm in the Bere Island Hotel to discuss the condition and maintenance of the Bere Island Holy Year Cross. The Holy Year Cross was built and funded by island people at home and away to commemorate the Holy Year of 1950. Further information on
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Bere Island Projects Group are raising funds to cut back roadside hedging on the islands for 2023. Donations can be dropped into the Projects Group Office or if you would prefer to donate funds via electronic bank transfer please contact 027 75099. The deadline for all donations is Friday October 6th.
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Bere Island Projects Group committee and staff extend sincere sympathy to our colleague Bernie Orpen on the death of her mother Ann Murphy. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam
Our Living Islands is a 10-year national policy for these off-shore islands, and was published in June 2023. The aim of this policy is to ensure that sustainable, vibrant communities can continue to live – and thrive – on the offshore islands for many years to come. Related to that aim is our ambition that
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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
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
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Bere Island Projects Group CLG would like to wish everyone at home and away a very Happy Christmas and good wishes for a healthy and happy 2023. The Projects Group Office will be closed for Christmas from Thursday 22nd December and will reopen on Thursday 5th January 2023.