Don’t overlook Interior West Cork on your journey too: Gougane Barra with its 19th century oratory and its rugged forest park set deep in the valley, makes the perfect summer excursion.

‘The War of Independence West Cork Trail' guide, which is available in print and online, details the key West Cork sites associated with the Irish War of Independence. Cork County Council’s ...

Bantry House in County Cork “is one of the most important country houses in Anglo-Irish history,” says the actor Hugh Bonneville in a voice-over. “But the future of Bantry House and its ...

This stark coastline, stretching from County Kerry into rural West Cork, has the unmistakable feel of a frontier. “This is where Europe squares up to the rest of the world,” my guide ...

It only takes a few moments of Sophie: A Murder in West Cork to realise that the opposite is true. The real surprise is that documentary makers are making films about anything else. Here’s a ...

The Portlaoise native enjoyed lunch at the well-known Kitty O’Se’s in West Cork on Friday and was all smiles in a photo alongside staff member Gabby. Robert was branded an ‘absolute ...

Mannions Island in Dunmanus Bay in West Cork went on the market in 2020 and was almost purchased by a crowdfunded group named "Let's Buy an Island." The group included Mannions Island in its ...

West Cork is one of the most sought-after locations in the country, but it avoided the 20pc-plus rate of inflation recorded in some counties during the pandemic relocation surge of 2020 and 2021.

Ian Bailey, the English journalist-turned-west Cork poet and pizza-maker, was seldom shy and retiring. It turns out that as recently as this month, he was bringing traffic to a standstill.

Aside from the more favorable land already taken in Melrose, the Irish also settled in Cork City because of the proximity to the West Wyoming train station, Gordon said. The train would take ...