IS YOUR TOWN the tidiest town in Ireland? The 2013 TidyTowns competition has just been launched, so now is the chance to show off your beautiful town. The competition was officially launched by Phil Hogan, TD, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, together with Martin Kelleher, managing director of SuperValu, main sponsors of…
Bank Of Ireland Mallow, will hold a Credit Clinic on next Wednesday the 20th of March , in the Branch at 6.30pm. Tea Coffee will be available from 6.00pm onwards. It will be hosted by Jerome O Sullivan Branch Manager Mallow, Olivia Morrissey Branch Manager Kanturk, Niall Breen Senior Business Manager North Cork and Shane Anglim Business Manager North Cork.…
Avondhu Blackwater has teamed up with Fermoy library to develop “The Open Door”, an exciting new initiative where various community events will take place in the library’s meeting room, which is a perfect size for small to medium size events. The library is also in an ideal location near the town centre and with good…
The Cork Sports Partnership and the Cork SportsAbility Forum in conjunction with UCC Disability week 2012 are hosting this year’s ‘SportsAbility Day’ in the Mardyke Arena on Saturday the 8th of December from 12-3pm. The aim of ‘Sports Ability Day’ is to showcase the range of sports activities available to people with disabilities, all of…
The Better Together Video Competition provides a way for you to showcase the work your charity, community group or association is involved in; connect with members of the public; and potentially earn thousands of euros in cash prizes for your organisation. http://bit.ly/Ox3OUX We are pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for the…
Avondhu Blackwater partnership would like to thank all those who helped organise events for this years heritage week. This years events included: Heritage walk with Christy Roche of the Catholic buildings and Heritage of Fermoy Open day of Christchurch Fermoy, and talks on the history of the Protestant churches in North Cork Public outdoor Screening…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership is operating the following Guided Coach Tours for Groups & Individuals in the coming months with commentary en route by one of our qualified tour guides: Mt. Melleray, Lismore & Tourin House Gardens – Saturday, August 18th Rock of Cashel, Durrow Castle & Dove Hill, Carrick-on-Suir – Thursday, August 23rd Wexford, JFK…
As part of National Heritage Week (18th to the 26th of August), Avondhu Blackwater Partnership is running the following activities throughout Fermoy on Saturday the 18h of August. Sat 18 Aug, 10.30 – 12.00 Starting at St Patrick’s Church, Fermoy Walking tour of Fermoy’s Catholic Heritage, starting at St. Patricks church at 10.30. Tour will feature…
On Sunday June 17th the grounds of Buttevant Castle will return to their medieval roots. For one day only, the second annual Buttevant Walled Towns Day will recreate the sights, smells and sounds of 13th century Ireland. Organised by the local community and sponsored by the Heritage Council through the Irish Walled Towns Network, this…
Are you a man living in Fermoy or surrounding areas? Do you have time on your hands? Would you like to get involved in a new community initiative aimed at sharing stories, skills and knowledge and exploring opportunities to help improve your current situation? If you have ideas worth discussing with other men in the…
Last autumn Avondhu Blackwater Partnership ran a high end Tour Guide Training course (funded through the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013), the objective of which is to increase the body of local tour guides and to enhance the tourism brand in North Cork. The course finished with an intensive series of examinations and recently the awards…
Fermoy Winter Wonderland Official Video
Fermoy has scooped a major National Award due to the efforts of the town in putting on the Christmas Wonderland Festival and the activities of the traders in the weeks leading up to it. George Lee’s show, The Business, held a nationwide competition to find the towns in Ireland that had made the most effort…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership would like to offer a big thank you to all those who offered help and assistance over the course of last weekends Christmas Wonderland Festival. Great time and effort was given by the charity collectors, stewards, security staff, the Gardai, the Red Cross, the Fermoy Concert Band, the Fermoy Choral Society, the…
The 2011 Fermoy Christmas Wonderland was officially unveiled in the Fermoy Town Park this week. There was snow falling and the white scene gave a teaser as to what to expect at this years festival. Speaking at the event, Avondhu Blackwater Partnership CEO Valerie Murphy commented, “Since last years successful festival, we have had so…
Following on from the recent successful trip to Croke Park, Avondhu Blackwater Partnership had an outing to Dublin where the men of the Community Connect scheme were treated to a visit to Kilmainham Gaol and the Guinness Brewery. The prison, which was in use from 1796 and had incarcerated almost every noteworthy nationalist leader until…
As part of National Heritage Week and to coincide with the recently launched Blackwater Valley Heritage Trail, Avondhu Blackwater Partnerships Heritage Specialist Christy Roche will be giving a series of talks in the locality this coming week. On Saturday 20th August he will be on the scheduled Heritage Trail bus trip from Mallow to Fermoy.…
National Heritage week is now upon us and Avondhu Blackwater Partnership will be adding their newly launched Blackwater Valley Heritage Trail to the programme of events. The event, which runs from the 20th to the 28th of August, is a celebration of the rich and varied heritage of which Ireland has world class standing, and…
Blackwater Community Connect are organising a trip for retired men that will prove a great link with Irish history. The trip includes a guided tour of Kilmainham Gaol that will reveal some historical stories. The Gaol has been the site of the internment of every noteworthy nationalist leader from the time it opened in 1796…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership’s Blackwater Valley Heritage Trail was launched this week by Mr. Tom Barry TD. The innovative series of tours have been developed by the local development company to promote the rich heritage of the Blackwater Valley and to enhance the huge tourism potential of North Cork. To augment the tours a free high…
National Heritage Week 2011 looks set to be the biggest yet with over 1300 events due to take place nationwide from Saturday 20th – Sunday 28th August and we are still counting! This year will see the old Irish tradition of storytelling being celebrated as the first day of National Heritage Week (Saturday 20th August)…
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Date & Times 20 August : 10:00 – 16:00 24 August : 10:00 – 16:00 27 August : 10:00 – 16:00 Admission: €25, €20 students and seniors Event Description: This heritage trail is a guided bus tour of the Blackwater Valley and Blarney. Three trails to choose from. Booking in advance essential. A specific child…
Fermoy’s upcoming Summer Festival has been welcomed by Avondhu Blackwater Partnership as a further step in the establishment of Fermoy on the festival map. Last Christmas Avondhu Blackwater Partnership, the Local Action Group for Fermoy, created the idea for the Winter Wonderland Festival and the collective efforts of the businesses, clubs, organisations and people of…
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