Welcome to Skibbereen, County Cork

The thriving town of Skibbereen (An Sciobairín) is the ideal base from which to discover the choice of beautiful fishing villages of West Cork – all within 10-15 minutes drive. Baltimore, Glandore, Union Hall and Castletownshend – all quaint and remarkably unspoilt. There is also Carbery’s Hundred Isles, some of the islands such as Sherkin and Cape Clear just minutes by boat from Baltimore.

This Irish Famine is remembered in The Great Famine Exhibition at Skibbereen Heritage Centre. Follow the Skibbereen Trail, a historical walking tour of old Skibbereen and visit sites which have direct links with the Great Famine.

Other attractions in the area include the West Cork Art Centre, an 18-hole golf course, game and sea angling, coarse fishing, walking and cycling, scuba diving and sites of international archaeological interest, woodlands, meadows, lakes and waterfalls.  Also nearby is Lough Hyne, Irelands first Marine Nature Reserve. Walk, kayak and enjoy this area of exceptional unspoilt beauty.

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Skibbereen News Skibbereen News
Search for man missing off Cork coast
(20 Mar 2010) A search is under way for a man missing off the coast of west Cork.
Fine Gael conference to focus on job creation
(20 Mar 2010) Job creation will be the main theme of this morning's session of the Fine Gael National Conference in Killarney.
Teenager rescued from traffickers in Belfast
(20 Mar 2010) A teenage girl thought to be a victim of human trafficking has been rescued from a house in Belfast.
Two arrested after Dublin drugs seizure
(20 Mar 2010) Two people have been arrested following the discovery of 40kg of cannabis in Co Dublin yesterday evening.
From RTÉ News