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• 16 February 2010 - F1 in Schools Ireland welcomes two new patrons

  F1 in Schools Ireland, the national competition in Ireland of this global initiative, is delighted to welcome two new patrons, BBC TV pundit and former F1 team owner, Eddie Jordan and CEO of Abu Dhabi Yas Marina circuit, Richard Cregan.
  The F1 in Schools programme is experiencing rapid growth, with increasing support from Formula One. [...]

• 29 November 2009 - Bandon Citizens Proud Recipients of Citizenship Award

  Bandon Foróige Club, Co. Cork are on a high as their club was honoured at the prestigious Permanent TSB Foróige Youth Citizenship Awards, which were held in the Helix in Dublin on Thursday October 29th. The young active citizens from Bandon were among 18 groups from 154 entries who were chosen to receive these awards [...]

• 14 October 2009 - Designer Arts & Crafts Fair, Rosscarbery 2009

  Following the success of 2008, the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery is again the setting for more than 35 exhibitors to come together to promote and sell their designer goods.
  The emphasis as always is on quality and variety at affordable prices, giving you the public the opportunity to buy direct from the craft person or [...]

• 19 August 2009 - Skibbereen Prepares ‘A Taste of West Cork’

  Appetising List of Events Planned for A Taste of West Cork
  Summer may be almost over but Skibbereen is gearing up for its premier festival, “A Taste of West Cork”, now in its sixth year. The festival was launched on Tuesday 11th August in Skibbereen Heritage Centre and will run from 14th – 20th September.
  A Taste [...]

• 17 June 2009 - Issue #2 Ready for Download

  While the magazine is being printed, you can get an advance look right here. We hope you enjoy our second issue as much as our first, we are delighted to say that feedback all round has been extremely positive.
  Our second issue – June 2009. Features include:

  ROUND THE WORLD YACHT RACE
  COMPETITIONS
  A CELEBRATION OF CORK’S LANDSCAPE
  BEAUTY [...]

• 10 June 2009 - Glengarriff Maureen O’Hara Film Festival 2009

  A unique event is planned for Glengarriff this summer in conjunction with the long running Maureen O’Hara – Charles Blair week long festival of golf. Running alongside the great sporting event there will be screenings of some of the best known movies starring Maureen O’Hara Ireland’s first and greatest international movie star.  Together with her [...]

• 03 June 2009 - Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race

  Crew for Cork Announced
  Two people from Co. Cork are among the 43-strong team of men and women who will crew the 68-foot racing yacht, Cork, in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. The team includes 15 crew from Ireland, as well as people from the UK, Australia, South Africa and Canada.
  Mark Markey, 42, [...]

• 31 May 2009 - West Cork Literary Festival

  Attention Aspiring Writers!
  Booking is now well underway for the West Cork Literary Festival which runs from July 5th to 11th in Bantry.  Alongside the opportunity to hear top international writers like Annie Proulx, Roger McGough, Martina Cole and Louis de Berniere read from their latest work, aspiring writers have a rare chance to hone their [...]

• 31 May 2009 - 14th West Cork Chamber Music Festival

  Booking Opens for The Chamber Music Festival Of The Year
  Booking opens shortly for the 14th West Cork Chamber Music Festival which promises to be the highlight of the summer for the many music lovers who make the annual pilgrimage to Bantry.
  From Saturday 27 June to Sunday 5 July, almost one hundred international musicians perform thirty [...]

• 30 May 2009 - A Celebration of Landscape

  by Debbie Heaphy
  What is the attraction of Cork?  – Many talk of the rugged coastline: the unique intensity of light, the shades of green. The wind torn hedgerows, the colourfully painted towns, the small villages, hardy weather resilient people, and the diverse communities. All of these are elements of the Cork landscape and often the [...]

• 30 May 2009 - Issue #2 Coming Soon…

  The second issue of Coast & Country Magazine is currently in production and will be available mid-June. We’ll keep you up-to-date with progress right here and further articles will be posted prior to publication.
  Advertisers are reminded that the deadline for your copy and advertisements is June 9th.

• 30 May 2009 - Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon

  By Tina Neylon
  Marathon runners differ – but Susan Steele’s motivation for taking part certainly stands out: “Because I am a mother of five” is the reason she gave on her entry form for the Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon on June 1.
  “I’ve done something after each of them arrived,” she says. “I did [...]

• 30 May 2009 - Kinsale Arts Week

  Imelda May headlines eclectic Charles Fort line-up
  Rockabilly queen and 2009 Meteor Music Award winner Imelda May joins the infectiously energetic musical mavericks Terrafolk and the talented favourite Paul Brady in the distinctive line-up at Charles Fort this July as part of Kinsale Arts Week 2009.
  Set to welcome over 20,000 people onto its streets and [...]

• 29 May 2009 - Welcome to Coast & Country Magazine

  Welcome to the first edition of Coast and Country published in association with the Cork & County Advertiser.  Despite these challenging times we have launched a magazine designed to showcase the best that Ireland has to offer whether rural or coastal and to celebrate the unique lifestyle that can still be found here.
  Our main feature [...]