Bere Island Community Archive Launched

Bere Island Projects Group were one of a number of community groups who launched their community archive on the Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) at a nationwide event in Laragh, Co Wicklow on May 31st.  The event in Wicklow also marked The Heritage Council’s support of the programme.   The Irish Community Archive Network was established by […]

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Our Living Islands

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 awarded funding under Cork County Council’s Commemorations Grant Scheme

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

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Bere Island Projects Group awarded Heritage Council Funding

Bere Island Projects Group has been awarded €20,000 under The Heritage Council’s Heritage Organisations Support Fund 2024 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

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