Bantry has won Ireland’s ‘Best Kept Small Town Award’ and also scooped the ‘Overall Winner’ at ‘Irelands Best Kept Towns Awards’ at Farmleigh House, Dublin. The competition, run by the Northern Irelands Amenity Council and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, seeks to recognise Towns that have worked to improve themselves throughout Ireland.…
Photo: Aidan Fleming The Port of Cork Company and Bantry Bay Port Company today announced their combined turnover for 2017, showing a positive increase compared to 2016. Consolidated turnover for the year 2017 amounted to €31.5 million (including €0.54 million Bantry turnover) up from €29.6 million (including €0.21 million Bantry turnover) in 2016. Consolidated profit…
MV Astoria will arrive into Cobh today. It is the first of 94 cruise liners to visit the Port of Cork in 2018, a 30 percent increase on 2017 calls. The Port of Cork anticipates, with 94 cruise calls, the total passenger numbers to be 188,844 and 80,000 crew. Up to eight cruise liners will…