A 24 hour road closure is ongoing on the N71 between Glengarriff and Kenmare for resurfacing works. Detours will be well sign posted, local access will be allowed. It is hoped these works will be finished for the 16th of March 2019. For more info go to the Cork County Council…

If you like your art then you should get along to the Glengarriff Art Group’s Exhibition in the Glengarriff Community Hall. The show opens its doors on the Friday 3rd August and goes on until Sunday 19th August, each day from 11am to 5pm. There are some fantastic artworks on…

For anyone wishing to delve deeper into the world of tiny plants, there are two special day-long workshops coming up in Glengarriff Woods. Run in conjunction with the National Biodiversity Data Centre and the Ellen Hutchins Festival, the first one is on lichens. Paul Whelan, who runs the popular biology.ie…

Eddie, the young eagle that fledged from Glengarriff in 2016, was found dead on the Dingle Peninsula in June. He had been dead for about 2 or 3 months (just bone and feathers remaining) so it was not possible to establish the cause of death of two-year-old Eddie. While it’s…

Running legend Sonia O’Sullivan joined two volunteer members of the organising committee for LipSync Bantry; Claire Hayden from Bantry Hospice and Michael Healy from Cork ARC on the lovely Glengarriff parkrun route on Sun morning 29th July at 8.30am. Sonia who is a former World Champion and Olympic medalist, with…

The 8th Annual BISRA Gaddin Abt Garnish Swim will take place at 6pm this Saturday 28th July at Ellens Rock. This swim around Garnish Island is one of the most stunning and safest island circumnavigation swims in Ireland. Set in a beautiful post-glacial landscape in the sheltered clear waters of…