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For Schedule of events & ticket sales visit www.fiddlefair.com ‘ Hi there Fiddle Fair fans – we are delighted to announce the line-up for our 21st anniversary festival. We hope you agree that its pretty special: We kick off on Thursday 9th with a candlelit concert at Dún na Séad Castle with John Carty and Arty […]

The boutique festival in the back of beyond packing a bombastic artistic punch. Since its inception in 2007, the Ballydehob Jazz Festival has grown in stature and standard due to its commitment to a first-rate and varied programme of events.  Over the years this off-beat little hamlet has hosted a string of extraordinary musicians and […]

It is a great honour to announce that Mr Steve Redmond, Oceans 7 Swimmer and West Cork Person of the Year, will perform the opening ceremony of the Féile Beag 2013.    New Events on the programme this year include the Dawn Chorus Guided Walk, led by Lesley Lewis, along the River Ilen, to hear the […]

Tickets available from Apple Betty’s, Hair Heaven & other businesses around Skibbereen.    

Featuring famous musicians from far and wide as well as local musicians, with wide-ranging events including an all star concert, session trails, music, song and dance workshops, a singing session, a céilí, sean-nós dancing workshops, street seisiún competitions and recitals. For full information on this year’s festival, please browse our website www.ballydehobtradfestival.com

                                                                       Photo’s by Philip O’Regan          

Details of weekend events & special offers/promotions available especially for the occasion below.    

SKIBBEREEN THEATRE SOCIETY’S 2013 drama festival circuit production is ‘The Hen Night Epiphany’, the latest offering from Jimmy Murphy. His previous hit plays include The Kings of the Kilburn High Road and Brothers of the Brush, both of which had all male casts. This is his first attempt at getting inside the female mind. As […]

Funded and managed by the West Cork Enterprise Board. Retail guru James Burke will deliver the training programme on behalf of the Board along with visual merchandising expert Celine Cummins. The West Cork Enterprise Board ran this programme in both Clonakilty and Bandon in 2012 and both programmes were a huge success with fantastic feedback […]

Skibbereen is to feature on TG4 on Sunday night coming with a broadcast of the Famine documentary ‘The Great Irish Famine: Remember Skibbereen’ at 7.15pm. The film, made by award-winning local film-maker Pat Collins of Harvest Films, was commissioned by Skibbereen Heritage Centre and supported by the West Cork Development Partnership in honour of the […]

We would like to produce a calendar of events to cover the full year of The Gathering, we need all festival/event organisers within Skibbereen & district to submit their festival/event name, dates & brief description for inclusion.  Contact details below. As part of The Gathering 2013 all festivals & events being organised in Skibbereen & District are intending […]

The play will also be staged on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 2nd, 3rd and 4th. It features a nice mixture of experienced actors and some newcomers to the stage, including the town’s mayor, Karen Coakley. The story centres around when a widower advertises for a wife and finds the respondents are not quite what […]

Visit Santa in the magical Winter Wonderland, just a few minutes walk away see the Abbeystrewry Live Crib, enjoy a wonderful meal in one of our many great cafe’s & restaurants.  Bring your shopping list, we have everything you need for this Christmas season throughout our numerous retailers. Enjoy the festive atmosphere with the beautiful town lights, window […]

(Photo: Martin O’Mahony, Skibb Chamber, Carrie Holland, Winner, with her Daughter Melissa & Frosty!) Our 15 hamper winners are: Rosarie Glanton, Union Hall – Ann Marie McSweeney, Skibb- Maureen Keane, Church Cross – Kathleen Murphy, Skibb – Tony Fitzgibbon, Goleen- Bernie O’Donovan, Skibb – Anne Maguire, Rosscarbery – Beatrice Héarún, Ballydehob – Betty McCarthy – […]

WIN €5,000 in shopping vouchers AND be in with a chance to win a €200 hamper everyday! You have another 5 days left to enter & be in with a chance to win a hamper & €5000 in shopping vouchers. The Monster Draw will take place Sun, 16th Dec, 3.30pm at the town square.  It […]

Here she is being presented with her prizes by last year’s winner Brendan O’Brien & John Collins, compere on the night. Award winners also included Karizma Hairdressers for Friendliest Small Business and Blackwater Motors for Friendliest Large Business. Steve Redmond accepted a special award on the night as Skibbereen’s most Famous Employee while his boss […]