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The Hocus Pocus witches, AKA Katie Morrissey, Marie Burke, and Noírín Murphy, giving their Specsavers Bandon customers some spooky 'insight' (Photo: Andrew Harris)
At the Harvest Moon evening in Butlerstown Community Hall were Phil O'Brien, Mary Madden and Sheila O'Brien. (Photo: Martin Walsh)
Joe Coakley, Ring with Rose Coakley, Clonakilty, with the tea at the Clonakilty annual ploughing match. (Photo: David Patterson)
Arwyn, Luca, and Harper Ryan from Kinsale at the Halloween parade during the An Tulca Festival. (Photo: John Allen)
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Ann Haigh, Lisa Ushkalova, Adriana Santos, Nicola McCarthy, and Jo Veasey at the Skibb O'Ween street party. (Photo: Anne Minihane)
Ava Tobin and Emma Harrington from Barryroe enjoying last Sunday's Ploughing. (Photo: Andy Gibson)
Grainne and Robbie Collins, Skibbereen, at the Tragumna Threshing. (Photo: Anne Minihhane)
Christy Collard and Robin O'Donovan enjoying Halloween in Ballydehob. (Photo: Carlos Benlayo)
Charlie Lucy from Kinsale at the An Tulca Festival parade. (Photo: John Allen)
Martin Hurley, Dunmanway, with Gerard and Norma Galvin, Inchigeela, at the Derrinacahara tractor run. (Photo:David Patterson)
The Glengarriff U12 team that won the final. Back: Eamonn O'Shea, Alfie Harrington, Lucas Forde, Jack Levis, Nienke Labuschagne, and Liam McCarthy. Front: Johnnie Russell, Gérard Whooley, Daniel McCarthy, Sophie McCarthy (captain,) Iarla McElhinney, and Guilia O’Sullivan. (Photo: Anne Marie Cronin)
Sophie McCarthy, captain of Glengarriff U12s who won the final. (Photo: Anne Marie Cronin)
Christopher O’Sullivan TD, with Pat (97) and Mary (98) Murphy during a recent visit to Castletownbere where Christopher heard their recollections of life on the Berea Peninsula.
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A presentation of a plaque to mark 30 years of organising and running Garnish Projects Community Employment Scheme in Beara took place recently at the Allihies Copper Mines Museum. Garnish Projects is based at the museum. Included in the photo are Annette O'Sullivan (Garnish Projects), Klaudia Drozdzik (Allihies Copper Mines Museum), Dermot Ryan (Department of Social Protection), Tara Hanley secretary, Garnish Projects), Tracy Lowney (assistant supervisor, Garnish Projects), Margaret Hodnett (Department of Social Protection) and Tadhg O'Sullivan (supervisor, Garnish Projects).
Darrara Active Retired and Friends enjoyed lunch and a chat at Fernhill House Hotel Clonakilty recently.
Ruby (left) and Zoe Dillion from Clonakilty getting ready to celebrate their birthdays during November. (Photo: Martin Walsh)
Locals Carla Reynolds (left) and her daughter Jodie in Ashe Street, Clonakilty. (Photo: Martin Walsh)
Aine Power from Ring with her children River (left) and Érin getting in the mood for Halloween. (Photo: Martin Walsh)
Ali Wheeler (left) from Ownahincha and Skibbereen's Fay Callow of Boggle Entertainments had a busy weekend at Halloween. (Photo: Martin Walsh)
Fred was joined at the celebration by his son Michael, who also works at Clóna Dairy, along with many friends and colleagues from across the various departments.
Jamie Ward, Joe Mulhall, Jack Moynihan and Eoin Barrett were the Maths Week prize winners at Dromore National School.
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Dromore National School’s junior infants Hannah Daly and Aeilín O'Shaughnessy wearing bright colours for Rainbow Day.
Anna Draper and Maggie Barry, third class pupils at Dromore National School, all dressed up and ready for Halloween.
John Downey and Sara Collins, both Bantry, at the Carbery Macra banquet which was held recently at the Celtic Ross Hotel. (Photo: Andy Gibson)
Aishling Hayes (chairman, Ballinspittle Tidy Towns) presenting the winner of the best scarecrow design with a voucher from West Cork Collective to Ena Horgan and Erin Keogh (joint winners), and with Rebecca Powell (West Cork Collective) and Addie Hayes (joint winner) in front.
The 2025 edition of the Great Wild Atlantic Marathon Walks that took place last August raised a record amount of €15,710 for the Courtmacsherry RNLI and since its inception, the annual event has now raised €88,722 over the last nine years. Included in the photo are Aoife Daly, Brian O'Dwyer, Angela Veldman O'Donovan, Liam Murphy, Emma O'Donovan, Richard O'Flynn, David Dunwoody and Vincent O'Donovan. (Photo: Martin Walsh)
Ava McCarthy, Ryan Twomey and Hazel Beamish, all from Dunmanway, graduated from UCC with general nursing degree recently.
The zombies visited Goleen over the Halloween weekend but Martha O’Leary still managed to get to the local shop. (Photo: Anne Marie Cronin)
Some members of the West Cork Tri Club (WCTC) during an early Sunday morning cycle through Timoleague. (Photo: Martin Walsh)
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The Barryroe U16 camogie team, together with their mentors, who won the premier two county championship.
Well done to Christy Crowley who participated in the Dublin City Marathon.
A group recently gathered at An Caipín for the presentation of €22,775, the proceeds from this year’s Bengour harvest tractor, car and bike run. The proceeds were divided between ACT at CUH and Marymount Hospice & Cork Cancer Research (Breakthrough Cancer) Included are, front: William O’Mahony (chairman), Pat McCarthy and Ber Ryan from ACT, Rose Cronin (treasurer), Breda O’Sullivan and Owen O’Sullivan (representing Breakthrough Cancer Research). (Photo: Colum Cronin)
A group recently gathered at An Caipín for the presentation of €22,775, the proceeds from this year’s Bengour harvest tractor, car and bike run. The proceeds were divided between ACT at CUH and Marymount Hospice & Cork Cancer Research (Breakthrough Cancer) Included are, front: William O’Mahony (chairman), Pat McCarthy and Ber Ryan from ACT, Rose Cronin (treasurer), Breda O’Sullivan and Owen O’Sullivan (representing Breakthrough Cancer Research). (Photo: Colum Cronin)
The U15 All-Ireland Fleadh Ceoil returned home recently. From left: Colm Dullea, Conor Murphy, Sinead Bradfield, Eila O'Neill, Muireann O'Sullivan, Clodagh O'Driscoll, Clara O'Brien, April Murray and Saoirse Kenneally. Missing from photo is band member Odhran McCarthy.
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Susan Sheilds, Sinead O Driscoll and Clodagh O Driscoll at the Walk in Pink event.
Margaret McCarthy and Liam Walsh took part in the Walk in Pink event.
The miners of the mountain at the parade in Schull.
Bandon Art Group members Ann Barry, Tish Canniffe and Clare Holland with Ann’s painting of Inchydoney Beach. The group will be holding its annual coffee morning on Friday November 7th at the Perfect Cup.
The infant classes at Carrigboy National School, along with their teacher Miss Minihane, all dressed up for Halloween.
Ilen Rovers had an exciting weekend with the intermediate county final which was held at Páirc Ui Chaoimh last Sunday. Photo courtesy of Damien O'Sullivan.
The Ilen Rovers U8 and U10 boys who did the club proud during the half time games against Ballinora in Pairc Uí Chaoimh at the intermediate A football championship final. Back: Cuan Putz, Shane Murphy, Sean O’Sullivan, Tim Sheehy, Michael John Whooley, Sean Duggan, Danny Coakley, Tadgh Barry, Fionn Barry, Alex Landers, Charlie O Driscoll, Noah Harmon, Eoghan Hegarty, Alan Crowley, Aaron Hegarty and Rowan O'Driscoll. Front: Nicolas McSweeney, Rory Keane, Eoghan Collins, Daniel Casey, Senan Coughlan, Harry Coughlan, Archie Desmond, Enda Flannery, Sean Holland, Patrick O’Driscoll, Tadhg Holland and Conor Whooley.
Alan, Edel, Myles and Jake Otter from Ballinspittle clowning about at the Halloween parade during Kinsale’s An Tulca Festival. (Photo: John Allen)
Minister O’Sullivan along with crew members of Sailing Into Wellness in Kinsale Harbour.
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Theodora and Emilia Badarau from Kinsale taking part in the Lantern Parade on day two of Kinsale’s An Tulca Festival. (Photo: John Allen)
Philip O’Donoghue, Tracton AC, who recently hit a major milestone completing his 100th parkrun in Tramore Valley Park, celebrating with Donncha and Mags Moynihan.
St Joseph's Girls National School’s quiz team of Zara Mjullins, Sophie Dineen, Ciara Crowley and Saidbh O'Driscoll were the winners of the annual Skibbereen Library Quiz. Quizmaster Veronica Whooley presented the trophy to the team and teacher Paddy Hickey is also included in the photo. (Photo: Anne Minihane)
Kilmacabea supporters Dylan Lawlor and his sister Emma at the McCarthy Insurance junior A football championship quarter-final against Carraig na bhFear in Newcestown. (Photo: Martin Walsh)
Kilmacabea fans Aisling Murray, Aoife Whooley, Laura Murray, Shane Murray and Peter Murray smiling in the rain as their team beat Carraig Na bhFear in the McCarthy Insurance junior A football championship quarter-final in Newcestown. (Photo: Martin Walsh)
Members of the Kilmacabea Scór team who recently performed at the Carbery GAA 100th anniversary concert. Back: Kellianne French, Caoimhe O’Brien, Áine Ní Lochlainn, Lorraine O’Donovan, Isabella Harte, Chantelle French and Katelyn French. Front: Maighréad Ní Lochlainn, Skyla Schmitt and Rosa O’Brien. This group are part of the team who won the PJ Tobin memorial cup for the most points across all the scór competitions in the Carbery division.
The Kilmacabea Scór na nÓg quiz team of Mary Jo O’Mahony, Heather O’Donovan, Áine Ní Lochlainn and Conor Murphy who came second in the county final held in Páirc Uí Chaoimh being presented with their medals by Tony McAuliffe of the Cork GAA county board.
The gathering was also entertained with an excellent talk on Irish family names from genealogist Margaret Murphy from the Skibbereen Heritage Centre.
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