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Shop Local with Skibbereen Town Voucher!

Shop local to support local with the Skibbereen Town Voucher! Vouchers can be spent in over 30 participating Skibbereen Chamber businesses Click Here for the full list. They are the ideal gift to give for Birthdays, Weddings, Christmas and special occasions. Businesses can also reward their staff with vouchers of up to €500 in value […]

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Discover Skibbereen Walking Festival

Skibbereen Walking Festival Weekend is held annually on the last weekend of September. A highlight of the Skibbereen Chamber calendar, the Walking Festival offers events for walkers of all abilities. Join us for guided walks through quiet country roads with some off-road sections. Each walk is followed by some well-earned tea, coffee and refreshments and […]

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Great Reasons to Join Skibbereen Chamber

Skibbereen Chamber is a voluntary, umbrella organisation of local businesses who work together to promote the economic and social development of our community in order to make it a better place in which to live, work & do business! Why become a member? The Chamber aims to continually promote the area for businesses both locally […]

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Water and Transport

Baltimore Sea Safari

DO YOU WANT TO RIDE THE WAVES AND EXPLORE THE COASTLINE? SEE WILDLIFE INCLUDING WHALES, DOLPHINS AND SEALS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT? THEN WE HAVE THE TRIPS FOR YOU! BALTIMORE SEA SAFARI is a locally owned, family run boat trip business from Baltimore in West Cork. We operate daily close-up coastal sightseeing boat trips with […]

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Places to Eat and Drink

EXPLORE SKIBBEREEN Places to Eat and Drink Places to Stay Places to Shop Things To Do Heritage & Culture All Businesses Events Calendar Places to Eat & Drink Restaurants, cafes, bars and coffee shops – Skibbereen has it all!

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Welcome to Skibbereen Your Visit Skibbereen is located in the heart of West Cork and is an ideal base from which to discover the many delights that the area has to offer. This bustling market town has so much to offer including world class food, unique shops, live music and all only 5 kms from the nearest […]

Town Voucher

Skibbereen Gift Vouchers As part of the Skibbereen Loves Local and Shop Local campaigns, the Skibbereen & District Chamber of Commerce are delighted to launch a town voucher scheme – Skibbereen Gift Vouchers that can be redeemed in a number of participating Chamber businesses within the locality. They are the ideal gift to give this […]

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Cré Pottery Studio

  West Cork’s only Paint your own pottery, is situated in the center of Skibbereen on Market Street. Choose from hundreds of pottery pieces and paint with glazes. (Take away kits also available.) These will then be fired in the studio in our kilns and be ready to collect in a few days all shiny […]

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Financial and Legal

IFAC Skibbereen

ifac has been providing accountancy services and financial advice to farming families for over 40 years. With over 30 ifac offices nationwide, our clients can access top-quality service from a location that is convenient for them. From family farms and forestry ventures to food business start-ups and agri-tourism enterprises, businesses need to run efficiently, invest […]

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Beauty and Wellness

Essential Beauty

Revive.  Refresh.  Replenish. Established in 2008, Essential Beauty prides itself on offering the most up to date services in an inviting, tranquil environment using organic, natural & ethically sourced products. Opening Hours: Tues-Fri: 9.30-6.00 Sat: 9.30-5.00 Click here to view Essential Beauty Pricelist Gift Cards Beauty Packages Treatment Rewards Card Wheelchair Accessible Visa/Laser cards accepted […]

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Skibbereen Walking Festival

Skibbereen Walking Festival Weekend with guided walks through quiet country roads with some off-road sections, something for walkers of all abilities.
Meeting point for all walks is Skibbereen Heritage Centre with bus transport provided to and from out-of-town walks, except Walk 4 at Lough Hyne and Walk 7 at Drinagh Co-Op, Skibbereen.
Fee E10/walk including bus and complimentary tea/coffee for all walks, except walk 2 to Sherkin & Heir Islands E20 (including ferry) and no charge for walks 4 and 7.

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E-PC Computers

E-PC is a Skibbereen based computer shop providing computer sales, services and repairs. Free computer diagnostics. PC, laptop and console repairs.

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Get Your Digital Ducks in a Row

Skibbereen Chamber in association with Ludgate invites you to a breakfast briefing: Getting your digital ducks in a row Using digital & social media tools to grow your business Tuesday February 11th • 8-9am • Ludgate, Townshend Street Tea/Coffee at 8am. 8.10 start With Greg Canty -Social Media Consultant/Managing Partner of Fuzion Communications Greg is […]

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Don’t miss The Skibbereen Walking Festival 2019

All roads lead to and from Skibbereen this September when The Walking Festival takes place on the 27th ,28th and 29th September 2019 with guided walks through quiet country roads (with some off-road sections) for walkers of all abilities.  Take a look at the brochure here and book your tickets below.   Click here to […]

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Skibbereen in Moments: 4 Important Historical Events

Sack Of Baltimore (1631) Early in the morning of 20th June 1631, corsairs (raiders) from the Barbary Coast of North Africa landed in Baltimore Harbour and carried off 105 men, women and children from the sleepy village to be sold as slaves. This raid was part of a wider pattern of corsair raiding throughout the […]

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The River Ilen- at the heart of Skibbereen

The River Ilen is at the heart of Skibbereen, the largest settlement on the river. The Ilen rises five hundred metres up on Mullaghmesha Mountain and flows into the sea at Baltimore. It has five main tributaries- the Saivnose, Coarliss, Achrinduff, Glounaphuca, and Clodagh. The river is especially scenic, perhaps due to its extremely low […]

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‘Dear Old Skibbereen’

Famous at home and abroad, the song ‘Skibbereen’ (also variously known as ‘Revenge for Skibbereen’, or ‘Dear Old Skibbereen’, among others) is one of the most famous examples of traditional Irish songs about emigration (others include ‘Boys from the County Mayo’, ‘Fairytale of New York, and ‘Fields of Athenry’), notably featuring in Neil Jordan’s movie, […]

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Skibbereen’s Hidden Walks

There are a number of well-known walking trail guides available here in the Tourist Office, but there are also a number of other beautiful trails that remain lesser known, yet equally worth the walk. Three of these are on quiet country roads (as always, take care and be aware of traffic, and leave no trace), […]