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Experience Europe’s best new films this February at Cinemax Bantry with the LUX Audience Award screenings watch, enjoy, and vote for your favourite film. Cast your vote here: rebrand.ly/lux-audience

Fancy catching some of the best current European films at a Cork cinema next month? And what if we told you it was free!? corkindependent.com/2026/01/28/feb…

The 70th @CorkFilmFest is coming to Bantry! 📅11 Nov: Nouvelle Vague 18:00 | Sirât 20:15 📅15 Nov: IFI Cork on Camera 14:30 | It Was Just an Accident 17:00 Book tickets now: rebrand.ly/ciff25 | myCIFF app

We caught up with Diarmuid Noyes, who plays Shane in the Irish film Christy, during the LUX Audience Award launch! Hear why you should cast your vote for Christy 🎟️ Vote here 👉 rebrand.ly/luxrate

A Cork film, Christy, directed by Brendan Canty, has been nominated for the Lux Audience award, in which anyone can vote. Let’s come together and help an Irish-made film gain the recognition it deserves across Europe. You can rate the film here: rebrand.ly/luxvote

Resharing the video of our campaign spokesperson Dolf on the bill. Despite the Minister’s claim of 'good news for conservation,' we fail to see it. We continue to call for a moratorium so proper research can be done on the sprat population. #SaveOurSprat

Masters of Tradition starts today and continues until 24th August. Tickets selling fast. Go to bit.ly/3UBAYsO for full programme and online booking. You can also ring the festival office on +353 (0) 27 52788

Bantry’s Big Splash Celebrate WATER HERITAGE DAY Sun 24th Aug 10am : FUNDY CUP - Dingy racing 2pm : Floatialia of boats , Oars & Sails around Whiddy Later : Social meet at the Abbey @WatersProgramme   #CelebrateWater #HeritageWeek2025   #WaterHeritage @Ilovebantry

The wisteria at Bantry House is in bloom again!📷 If you’ve been meaning to visit, now’s the perfect time to wander through the gardens. Before you go, be sure to check the opening hours or buy a Friends Pass for the whole season at bantryhouse.com #Bantry #WestCork

Save the date! The 2025 Ellen Hutchins Festival will run from Sat 16th to Sun 24th August in the Bantry Bay area. #botany #walks #talks #workshops #art #crafts #exhibitions #seaweeds #ferns #lichens #bryophytes #familyactivities Further information: ellenhutchins.com/ellen-hutchins…

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Exciting summer events are coming to Bantry, and you won’t want to miss them! 📷 Make sure to mark your calendar so you can enjoy every moment. #Bantry #westcork #ilovebantry

The sprat is a small, humble fish but it's vital to life in our seas. It feeds whales, dolphins, seabirds, cod, mackerel, even sea eagles. Now it’s being wiped out by industrial trawling in Irish bays. Sign the petition: change.org/p/save-our-mar…

The first meeting in what promises to be a lengthy campaign to ‘save our sprat,’ and protect the biodiversity of Bantry Bay, was attended by about 250 people recently, and among them were fishermen who refuted many of the claims being made. southernstar.ie/news/sprat-mee…

The Melloria Quartet featured in today’s Irish Examiner as part of the announcement for the West Cork Chamber Music Festival which takes place on 27 June - 6 July.

Dismantle the Disruptive "Artwork" from Our Historic Town Square in Bantry. Link for petition: change.org/p/dismantle-th… Video: Brendan Hayes

Tá Oíche na Gaoithe Móire ag teacht!   Red Weather Warning in place for Storm Éowyn so @BantryBookshop will close all day Friday 24th January. See you all when we reopen on Saturday morning at 10am! From Stanley, and all the staff here, stay safe everyone!  #StormEowyn