Road RaceBere Island Projects Group CLG in conjunction with Beara AC will host the Bere Island 5 mile road race on Saturday October 16th. This is the third race in the annual Beara AC 5 Mile Road Race Series. The organisers extended thanks to Murphy’s Supervalu, Castletownbere who are the main sponsor again this year and also …
Bere Island Community Radio broadcast their regular Sunday morning show live from Aranmore Island, Co Donegal last Sunday. The team broadcast from the Modam Remote, a remote digital working hub on Aranmore Island. As well as the regular Sunday morning features, the show featured interviews with Jerry Early, Chair of IIMRO and Comharchumann Oileán Árainn …
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To commemorate the centenary of the Bere Island Internment Camp, Bere Island Projects Group CLG have produced a short film recounting the history of the camp, the stories of the men who were interned there and some daring escapes. The film will be available to view from 9am on Monday September 27th 2021 on the …
Bere Island Projects Group will be publsihing the annual Christmas Newsletter for 2021 and are looking for your contributions. We welcome all submissions of family news or photographs from the past year. Stories of Christmases on Bere Island in days-gone-by are also welcome. All island clubs and organisations are also invited to submit any news …
Last Friday Auguust 27th, Bere Island Projects Group unveiled a plaque to commemorate the centenary of the island internment camp. Eugene Glendon, Chair of Bere Island Projects Group unveiled the plaque at Rerrin Military Barracks, which was the site where the internment camp was located. The event was attended by island residents and concluded with a …
The Bere Island Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) will soon be discussing energy conservation and generation in relation to the Energy Master Plan which is currently being created for Bere Island. Information on the links below gives details on Electricity and how the benefits of a solar PV system for you home on the island.
Bere Island Tourism and Environment Group have installed new Disney inspired flower tubs outside the Bere Island playground. The tubs are made from recycled mussel barrels, and thanks are extended to Jenny O’Neill for her amazing artwork on the flower tubs.
Bere Island, are one of seven island communities in West Cork who are set to benefit from a three-year €450,000 programme to develop and sustain new creative opportunities for all age groups, through the Arts Council’s ‘Creative Places Programme’. ‘The Creative Places, West Cork Islands’ programme is an innovative development and community engagement project that …
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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 …
