An 11 strong team from the West Cork Kickboxing Club, along with head coach Ian Kingston, coach Tony Stephenson, and international referee Mike Stephenson, recently travelled to Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the largest, and most prestigious martial arts tournament in the world: The Irish Open International. Over 3500 competitors from all over the world…
This year marks the 20th anniversary since Lyndsey O’Sullivan took over as owner of Paradise Flowers on Marino Street, Bantry. However, Lyndsey approached Mother’s Day 2020 with trepidation such as she had never felt before. Lyndsey told us, “In all my years being in business I have never been so unsure and scared of Mother’s…
That was one of the many questions from the floor at the public meeting – attended by over 800 people – held on Monday 27th January, to discuss the current threat to downgrade services at Bantry General Hospital. And it is a good one – who is really in charge? The top table was lined…
As the crowds gathered for the official opening of the new Bantry Bay Marina, there was a buzz of excitement around town, already thronged with market go-ers on one of the busiest Fridays of the year. Festival banners flapped in the breeze to remind everyone that this was a “significant” weekend. Down at the marina,…