Happy 30th Birthday!! On 15th May 1992, Skibbereen Sports Centre opened its doors to the people of Skibbereen & surrounding hinterlands…& has been proudly serving the community ever since. In this, Episode 10 of ‘The Voice of West Cork’, I have an In-depth interview with Niall McCarthy, current Manager. Niall 1st started working at the […]
Come & join us for a bit of Craic! Running from 9th – 31st May, the “Wellness Month” festival organised bt the Clonakilty Comunity Resource Centre is now in full swing. There are a whole range of events & workshops from Boxing, Foraging, Knitting, Meditation, Zumba & so, so much more. All events & workshops […]
Fortunately not with me, but with the westcorkCommunity.ie Festival/Events calendar for the month of ‘May’. Simply click on the Link to discover the shear volume & variety of festival/events (47), online services (12) & workshops (31) that are happening throughout West Cork this month. Also, if you have organised an event & would like to […]
Are you a poet? I was forwarded this poetry competition information by Ian McDonagh (Cork County Arts Officer). After the initial success of “Poems From My 5K” Anthology – poems based on the early stages of the pandemic, Cork County Council are now wanting you to share your thoughts on where we are now in […]
As promised…the ‘Voice of West Cork’ podcast is now coming to you once every fortnight! In this, Episode 8 – an In-depth interview with Jennifer Riney, a Social Prescribing Link Worker – we will find out about all of the amazing work that she is doing. Although based in the Caha Family Resource Centre in […]
Congratulations to Orla Tighe from Mallow on winning the €100 SuperValu Shopping Voucher courtesy of westcorkCommunity.ie. She simply listened to the ‘Voice of West Cork’ podcast & answered correctly the competition question based on Episode 6: An In depth interview with Sandy McGroarty of the Cork County PPN & Jose Ospina of The Carbery Housing […]
Wow…What a day! Today, we finally, ‘Officially Launched’ the westcorkcommunity.ie website & podcast service. Attendees included Cllr. Gillian Coughlan (County Mayor), Michael Collins TD, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, Cllr. Danny Collins & Cllr. Patrick Murphy as well as guest speakers, Claire Cronin (Bantry NLN), Kathryn Kingston (WCDP) & Sandy McGroarty (CCPPN). Also in attendance were 50 […]
Apologies for the delay! However, the ‘Voice of West Cork’ podcast, Episode 6 is now available. In this episode we have an In depth interview with Sandy McGroarty, Resource Worker with the County Cork PPN. She is joined by Jose Ospina, a CCPPN member & Founder member of the Carbery Housing Association. There are many […]
Delighted to share our 1st official event organised by Skibbereen RFC. So get your diaries out & pencil in Saturday 12th February & look forward to a great day out for all the family , knowing that any money you spend will be going to a local charitable cause. Please click on the Link below […]
Enter our free competition & win a €100 SuperValu Shopping Voucher, redeemable at any SuperValu store. Simply listen to the ‘Voice of West Cork’ podcast, Episode 4 – the hOUR Timebank interview & answer the competition question. To enter, Go To: Contact Us tick the competition box & leave your answer in the message box. […]