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.

Tommy Barker on a unique Aghada house with a high-flying past.

Sean O’Riordan explores the arrival of American navy fleets in Cork Harbour during the First World War and their subsequent impact on the local infrastructure, economy, and society.

Perfect for a buyer who likes sea views on their holidays or for someone who wants to live with them all year round

Trish Dromey reports on a waterside, Glengarriff home that takes its inspiration from America’s east coast.

An ocean version of the highly successful community bike-rental scheme — but using kayaks — is being planned for the seven inhabited islands of West Cork.

A network of water trails has been developed off the south coast to boost marine leisure activity.

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Vital funding for Ireland’s non-Gaeltacht islands has been secured for the year.

Have a look at these handcrafted wooden charts, they’re only fab. 

It was surprising to read that the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government plan to end funding from December 31 for five community development offices for the non-gaeltacht islands of Bere, Clare, Whiddy, Sherkin, Dursey, Long, Heir, Inishturk and Inishbofin. 

Communities on nine non-Gaeltacht islands have expressed concern at the news that the Department of the Environment, Community, and Local Government is to terminate funding to their five community development company offices from the end of next month.

Agreement has been reached to sell the Whiddy Island oil terminal in Bantry, which holds a third of Ireland’s strategic oil reserves, to the US startup, Zenith Energy.

An island community has honoured a young US First World War airman who died in a plane crash off the south coast while returning from a dangerous anti submarine patrol.

The cliffs of the Seven Heads in west Cork are garnished with confections of sea pinks in full bloom, blankets of yellow kidney vetch and mantles of golden bird’s-foot trefoil.

The Department of Transport is asking the public to express their views on a proposed merger of Bantry Harbour with the Port of Cork company.

Tighter gross margins at the company that operates the State’s only oil refinery resulted in the firm recording a pre-tax loss of $34.4m (€26.9m) last year.

Tighter gross margins at the company that operates the State’s only oil refinery resulted in the firm recording a pre-tax loss of $34.4m (€26.9m) last year.

Cash-stricken Cork County Council cannot afford to fix some of the “appalling” and “impassable” roads on its seven inhabited islands.

For the first time the population of the seven inhabited islands off the Cork coast have elected a joint community council which they hope will give them greater clout when it comes to gaining vital inward investment.

THERE’S something special about landing on an island, whether you arrive by causeway or by bridge, by air, by ferry or other boat, by swimming, or swing by an island via a cable-car — and you’ve all those choices on offer for Ireland’s hundreds of islands.

A 10-YEAR strategy to enhance life for about 500 inhabitants on the seven islands off West Cork has been launched.

A MAJOR blueprint for the future of Cork’s seven inhabited islands will include promoting them as tourist destinations.

THE country’s biggest major emergency plan swung into action this week after a simulated explosion at an oil storage terminal.

ISLANDS off the coast of Cork could become the first in the country to get a comprehensive refuse disposal service.

Sean O’Riordan on the continuing decline in West Cork’s population.

FISHERMEN vowed last night to fight plans for a scallop farm in Bantry Bay.

A TERRIFYING rumbling shattering a still winter’s night, was the prelude to Ireland’s worst maritime disaster, a quarter of a century ago.