Bantry Tidy Towns

05/12/2025

A big THANK YOU to all our volunteers this International Volunteer Day - and every day🙏🌟🎉Thank you for all the work you've put in this year - building a better Bantry together!

"International Volunteer Day 2025 theme is Solidarity through volunteering. The theme aims to gather all people to volunteer work for social and economic development and to change people’s mindsets to build a better world. This time is not to stand alone, but we must stand with each other to work together. We must act together for the future of our planet and start acting upon this idea right now before it becomes too late because sustainable human development and a spirit of equity underpin all interactions in this world."

International Volunteer Day 2025 is on Friday, December 5, 2025. This day pays tribute to the frontline, selfless public welfare workers who also assist the organizations in the fulfilment of formidable goals like societal, environmental and economical development.

04/12/2025

"Are you ready for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, which kicked off on Monday 1st December and will run for 13 weeks? BirdWatch Ireland needs records from as many gardens across Ireland as possible, so please spread the word!"

BirdWatch Ireland is calling on people across the country to help monitor the health of the country’s bird populations by counting the birds visiting their garden over the winter. The...

27/11/2025

A big shout-out 👏👏 to the 6 Transition Year students from Coláiste Pobail who picked up 7kg of litter in the car park near the Bantry Primary Care Centre and also the tunnel between the hospital and Cafe Kilda.
Since September, the TY students have accumulated 49kg of rubbish so well done, everyone! 👍

20/11/2025

It’s great to see Bantry businesses continuing to brush up litter outside their premises 👏👏.
Here’s Leo, a Spanish exchange student who works in Centra, sweeping up outside the store 👍.

17/11/2025

A big shout-out to Katie O’Donovan from Forest and Flock for sweeping up on a beautiful, cold but sunny Monday morning in Bantry🌿✨

15/11/2025

Coastal Erosion Survey - https://app.maptionnaire.com/q/4dh4erb4kyj3

The A-A Agora research project needs "the help of the local communities to better understand erosion challenges and protect the coast.

Tell us where you have spotted signs of erosion and let us know what you think about different coastal management solutions. The survey takes 5-10 min. to complete.

All information collected with this survey is anonymous."

Atlantic-Arctic Agora (A-A Agora) aims to identify innovative actions for:
Climate resilience Ecosystem-based management Sustainable Blue Economy Societal engagement

Image credit: Irish Examiner

11/11/2025

Free webinar this Thursday from Streamscapes.

"Join to learn more about the Blue Dot waterways — Ireland’s cleanest waters and how we can protect them."

Our lunchtime webinar with .ie is this Thursday, 13th November 12-14:00pm 🌱

Join to learn more about the Blue Dot waterways — Ireland’s cleanest waters and how we can protect them.

The link to the free eventbrite and zoom is in our bio or via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blue-dots-of-the-southwest-protecting-irelands-cleanest-waters-tickets-1746600020679?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

06/11/2025

Just looking into this inspiring project. click through to check it out.

"Timebank Ireland: Building Community, One Hour at a Time.
We connect people to share skills, support, and time. Give an hour, get an hour. It’s that simple."

Timebank Ireland: Building Community, One Hour at a Time. We connect people to share skills, support, and time. Give an hour, get an hour. It’s…

31/10/2025

Well done to Cammy Harley for taking the time to clean up litter outside her Bookshop 👏👏.
At this time of year, the litter is mainly leaves and, unfortunately, cigarette butts which are the most littered item globally 🙄.

24/10/2025

Bantry Tidy Towns were delighted to win their 5th consecutive Gold Medal 🥇at today’s SuperValu National Tidy Towns Awards in Croke Park.

To make all this possible, Bantry Tidy Towns would like to sincerely thank its small dedicated group of volunteers for helping to keep the town at this standard. Huge thanks also goes out to Cork County Council and local staff, CE scheme workers, all the business and residential community, sports clubs, community groups, sponsors, schools and the many local organisations who assist Bantry Tidy Towns each year 👏👏.

This year, Bantry increased their overall marks by 13 to 392.

From left: Noel O’Mahony (Bantry Tidy Towns) with fellow West Cork Gold Medallists from Clonakilty Tidy Towns, Conan O’Donovan (Mayor of Clonakilty) and Noreen Minihan at Croke Park.

22/10/2025

- through the festive season, and all year round!

Be sure to when planning your Christmas purchases this year!

Support those who support you!

21/10/2025

A lovely walk to work this morning — bright, clear, brisk, and beautiful. 🍂 Couldn’t help but admire the resilient little flowers still holding on as autumn fades. Had to share! 🌸💛