Bere Island Tourism and Environment Group
Bere Island Spring Clean 6th & 7th April 2024 On Saturday 6th April @12pm bring your whole family and meet us at the Community Centre to collect your supplies and listen to a brief safety talk, then head off to your chosen destination for your litter pick. On Sunday 7th @ 1pm, bring your collected …
Bere Island wins ‘World Cup of parkrun Beauty 2021’ with over 1,500 votes
In a recent online poll, the Bere Island 5k parkrun took the top spot in the ‘World Cup of parkrun Beauty 2021’ with over 1,500 votes. The run starts and finishes at the local GAA pitch near Rerrin at the eastern end of the Island. It goes in an anti-clockwise direction and you head east …
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Council Housing
Council housing will soon become available on Bere Island. Please contact your housing officer at Cork County Council if you are interested.
Repair and Leasing Scheme
If anyone has a property on Bere Island, which they would like to rent out for long term use, but it needs work done on it first, the Repair and Leasing Scheme provides funding for property owners to bring a vacant property back to use, in return for the property being leased to a local …
Rural Transport Bus
The rural transport bus travels to Castletownbere on Tuesdays and Fridays, travelling out on the 10am ferry from the west end pier and returns on the 1.30pm ferry. The bus also drops people to 10am Sunday Mass at St Michael’s Church, Bere Island. The bus will pick you up from your home and drop you …
Waste Collection & Recycling
Waste collections will take place on the following dates 2025Tuesday 14th JanuaryTuesday 11th FebruaryTuesday 11th MarchTuesday 8th AprilTuesday 13th May Rubbish should left outside your home by 5pm on the day. Stickers are €10 per bag and can be purchased from Murphy’s Shop and the Projects Group Office. Bags which do not have a sticker will NOT be collected. The …