Well, of course, we did have bears, but not on Bere Island. The island is named after the peninsula and is derived from the Spanish princess Bera who was married to the first king of Munster, Eogan More.

YOU are almost at the end point of Ireland, when you get to Castletownbere and the narrowing and indented sections of the ridiculously scenic Beara Peninsula — so, it’s handy to a have a boat in your back yard to get around in, to explore the coastline, and perhaps do a bit of fishing into the bargain, writes Tommy Barker

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

A little boy has lost his favourite toy and he needs your help to get it back.

Dangerous cargo containers which toppled off a chemical ship are floating towards the south-west coast.