The Hold by Mary Sullivan and Bere Island Women Create is currently on sale from a number of venues on Bere Island and throughout West Cork. The book was launched at Bere Island Women Create’s exhibition The Hold in June 2022 and details the project which led 24 island women to document through art the […]
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In April of this year Minister Heather Humphreys announced a new funding stream for the improvement and refurbishment of existing community centres in both urban and rural areas. There have been over 20 successful applicants for Cork South West under Category 1 of the scheme which covers small scale projects up to €25,000. Under this scheme Bere
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Bere Island Projects Group will host two talks on the Treaty Port of Fort Berehaven, Bere Island by Tom O’Neill on Wednesday 5th October at the Bere Island Heritage Centre. In 1922 one of the conditions of the signing of the Anglo Irish Treaty was that Britain would retain three deep-water ports in Ireland at
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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.
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Bere Island Publishing is a not-for-profit organisation which aims to collect and house all recent and older publications relevant to (or ‘about’ or ‘written on’) Bere Island. These can be fiction stories, or novels, non-fiction and historical works, but also popular-scientific publications and nature, hiking, bird watching guides. Bere Island authors can choose to be
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What is a Sustainable Energy Community? A Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) is a community which works together to develop and implement a sustainable energy plan for their community. We now have an SEC on Bere Island, with membership is open to all islanders. What are the benefits for Bere Islanders? A SEC will save money
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As we mark Earth Day 2021, Bere Island, as a community has been shaped by the natural landscape of the island, the productivity of the land and the sea that surrounds it. The island’s cultural heritage has been largely influenced by its maritime nature and it’s strategic defence position at the entrance to Bantry Bay, providing