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The Rowers Return to Skibbereen

Posted on Aug 29, 2016 in Ireland | no responses

Gary & Paul O’Donovan said Skibbereen would need an extension for their homecoming and they were not too far wrong. Roads were jam packed into this small West Cork town as thousands turned out to welcome home the local heroes. After becoming legends thanks to their victory (and hilarious interviews) at the Olympics in Rio, […]

Skibbereen to welcome its Great Olympians

Posted on Aug 28, 2016 in Ireland | no responses

Walking around Skibbereen on Saturday there was a palpable sense of excitement at the homecoming for local rowers brothers Gary and Paul O’Donovan. That excitement became a crescendo as I strolled around the excellent Saturday morning Farmer’s market and word came through that Paul O’Donovan had clinched the gold medal in Rotterdam. Preparations are well […]

Skibbereen Olympic Town

Posted on Aug 12, 2016 in Ireland | no responses

The little West Cork Town of Skibbereen came to a halt at 2.30 this afternoon as two local lads Paul & Gary O’Donovan competed in the finals of the LWT Men’s Double Sculls. Under seven minutes later the town erupted in unbridled joy as the two local lads from Skibbereen Rowing Club won Ireland’s […]

The Sculls of Skibbereen

Posted on Aug 12, 2016 in Ireland | no responses

It will be standing room only in the Corner Bar and most other places in Skibbereen today as the O’Donovan brothers from Skibbereen Rowing Club go for gold this afternoon Despite the shock defeat of Irish boxer and Olympic team captain Paddy Barnes in his first fight on Monday morning, Team Ireland are well on […]

Dunmanway’s message in a balloon

Posted on Aug 11, 2016 in Ireland | no responses

Dunmanway seems a quieter place after the Norwegian family who followed a magic balloon from Norway left last Wednesday to wend their weary way home to their village of Naustdal in Norway’s stunning Fjord Land north of Bergen. The family spent 12 days in Ireland after a finding a prize-winning balloon in Norway which was […]

From Dunmanway to Norway with love

Posted on Jul 29, 2016 in Ireland | no responses

It’s a long way from Dunmanway, the beating heart of West Cork, to Norway ‘oer the sea but a brave little balloon made that perilous 2,500 km journey. To do so it had to traverse Ireland and the Irish Sea, England and the treacherous North Sea before landing near Bergen, Norway. A bunch of […]

Dunmanway and 1916

Posted on Apr 23, 2016 in Ireland | no responses

Today was a beautiful morning in ‪Dunmanway as the statue of Sam Maguire waited to welcome the 1916 Parade commemorating the volunteers who marched through the town ready to fight in the Easter Rising 100 years ago today. On Easter Sunday, 23rd of April 1916, 54 members of the Irish Volunteers from Lyre, Behagh, Ballinacarraiga […]

After the Hashtag: Where Now for Skibbereen?

Posted on Nov 27, 2015 in Ireland | no responses

Guest contributor Brendan Lyons, MD of Redbarn Publishing, and self appointed Digital Czar for Skibbereen (unpaid and voluntary!) reflects on Skibbereen’s hugely successful Digital Week and the ambition to make Skibb a Digital Hub with the building of the Ludgate Centre. This web incubator centre is named after Percy Ludgate, the Irish inventor of the […]

Coast Magazine says “Move to Skibbereen”

Posted on Nov 27, 2015 in Ireland | no responses

Standing proud on the banks of the River Ilen, this vibrant little town is a gateway to West Cork’s charming fishing villages and wild bays. Now in an article in the March 2015 edition of Coast it gets high praise indeed. Skibbereen, Ireland’s most southerly town, is within  a whisker of the ravishing West […]

Skibbereen hosts Ireland’s National Digital Week

Posted on Nov 1, 2015 in Ireland | no responses

West Cork might not seem the most obvious location for a festival focused on digital technology, but more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts, and digital marketing professionals are expected to attend Ireland’s first National Digital Week, which takes place in Skibbereen next week. Ireland’s first ever National Digital Week will take place from November 3-8 […]