Bere Island Projects Group

Bere Island Projects Group win County Final of National Lottery Good Causes Awards

Bere Island Projects Group are among the six groups in Cork who have been announced as County winners in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2022. It’s the second time Bere Island has featured in the Good Causes Awards, the group made reached the finals in 2019.    The awards were created to honour and showcase the inspiring …

Bere Island Projects Group win County Final of National Lottery Good Causes Awards Read More »

Launch of Creative Places West Cork Islands

Creative Places: West Cork Islands’ has been launched by Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan at Whiddy Island Community Centre. Forming part of the Arts Council’s Creative Places programme 2021-2024, the programme will see Cork County Council lead a consortium of local arts and development agencies that inclues Bere Island Projects Group, Sherkin Island Development …

Launch of Creative Places West Cork Islands Read More »

Bere Island Internment Camp Commemoration

Last Friday Auguust 27th, Bere Island Projects Group unveiled a plaque to commemorate the centenary of the island internment camp.  Eugene Glendon, Chair of Bere Island Projects Group unveiled the plaque at Rerrin Military Barracks, which was the site where the internment camp was located.  The event was attended by island residents and concluded with a …

Bere Island Internment Camp Commemoration Read More »

Bere Island to benefit from a three-year €450,000 arts programme

Bere Island, are one of seven island communities in West Cork who are set to benefit from a three-year €450,000 programme to develop and sustain new creative opportunities for all age groups, through the Arts Council’s ‘Creative Places Programme’. ‘The Creative Places, West Cork Islands’ programme is an innovative development and community engagement project that …

Bere Island to benefit from a three-year €450,000 arts programme Read More »