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Supporting a dog walk in Inchydoney in memory of the late Clonakilty woman, Jean Lowney were Carmel O’Donovan with Woodie and Marian Cadogan with Buddy
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Sharon Wilcox with Willow.
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Tabitha and Charlotte Brown with Lola. (Photos: Denis Boyle)
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Dylan, John, Darragh and Sylvia Keane from Bantry. (Photos: Andy Gibson)
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Santa visited Bantry in an event organised by the Bantry Business Association and Bantry Market. Waiting to meet him were Aaron, Sophia, Olivia and Amelia Quish from Glengarriff.
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Donal, Kate, Isabelle and Marilyn McCarthy at the recent switching-on of Skibbereen’s Christmas lights. (Photo:Anne Minihane)
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Alison and Shannon O’Connor at Macroom’s festive lights switch-on. (Photo:Andy Gibson)
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Visiting the Holy Well of St Barrahane of Castlehaven on his feast day and taking away some of the well water were Jacinta Ni Luanai, Glandore; George Livanos, Ruthann Sheahan and Eileen McNicholl from Leap.
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At an open day to launch the West Cork Underwater Search and Rescue service’s new €100,000 boat were Conor, Saoirse and Nyah Burns from Timoleague.
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Brooke Brazier Scannell, Ben Heffernan, Niall O’Mahony and Ameila Afoullouss at the Ardfield NS Christmas show in Rossmore theatre. (Photo: Anne Marie Cronin)
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Chatting to Santa in Bantry was local youngster Logan Leever. (Photo: Andy Gibson)
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At the switching-on of lights in Castletownbere were Sophia O’Donovan, Sophie O’Neill and Kora Cronin. (Photo: Anne Marie Cronin)
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Ellie Harrington was Santa’s youngest visitor in Castletownbere at just one week. (Photo:Anne Marie Cronin)
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Mary O’Mahony of Ballyvourney Nursery and Garden Centre was well wrapped up for the cold spell at her stall at this week’s Macroom Christmas market.
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Maria O’Leary, Cork County Council; Lily Cleary, cathaoirleach of Macroom MD, Cllr Eileen Lynch; Rosa Malizia and Nicola Radley, Cork County Council, at Lily May’s hats stall at the market. (Photo: Brian Lougheed)