Bantry Tidy Towns

10/03/2026

Great idea 👏🏼
Just inside the door of Bantry Library until March 13th !! 🌟💐

are hosting a seed swop. Bantry Seed Library is a collaboration between Bantry Community Garden, Bantry Library and two local ecological businesses, Maughanasilly Willow Farm and Earth Restore.
It provides a space for the people of Bantry and the surrounding area with an interest in food growing and biodiversity to share seeds and other resources.
The Seed Library will have a space just inside the door of the library until 13th March. It is open to anyone to use.

The seed library follows two simple principles:

⭐Take what you need
If you have no seeds and need to grow something. Take them

⭐Give what you can
If you have a surplus share it.

08/03/2026

Bantry Tidy Towns volunteers got their season underway on this Saturday with some weeding being done in the “Little Donkey” area and also on the strip in front of the wall beside St. Brendan’s Church.
A bit of litter-picking also took place around the town.

04/03/2026

Our tidy meets are back this coming Saturday, March 7th at 11am🌟
We will be meeting at the fountain on the square 🩵
Hope to see you there !!

28/02/2026

Well done to The Stuffed Olive 👏🏼
for creating this lovely splash of Spring colour in their planter so early in the season 💐🌸

26/02/2026

More daffodils in bloom around the town !! 🌼🌟

07/02/2026

Some of the daffodils that Bantry Tidy Towns planted last October are now starting to appear🌼
More to come........

29/01/2026

Bantry Tidy Towns held their AGM on this Wednesday at the Maritime Hotel. There was a good attendance with the events of the past year being discussed. The renovation in Garryvurcha cemetery was complimented. A big thank-you to all the local individuals, schools, business organisations, community groups and Cork County Council who helped out in any way.

Upcoming activities were discussed with lots of new ideas being brought forward. Commencing in late February, the Tidy Towns volunteers will get their season underway on Saturday mornings, starting at 11am (weather permitting), near the fountain in the Square and then when the evenings get longer at the beginning of April, they will revert to Tuesday evenings at 7pm. The national Spring Clean will take place during April.

As well as their routine work, Bantry Tidy Towns will be concentrating on a few projects this year. When Bantry is being judged for the national SuperValu Awards, the Adjudicator’s Report has highlighted that the “Birds of Bantry” sign at the entrance to the Slobs car park needs to be replaced. Bantry Tidy Towns will also try to replace the 6 Information stands along the Béicín Walk which have fallen into disrepair.

After the success of the Swift Walk & Talk last year, new swift nestboxes will be installed at both St. Brendan’s Church and school. 4 new cameras and associated hardware will be bought so that there will be a YouTube livestream inside the school nestboxes.

The following officers were elected:

Chairperson: Debbie Delaney
Secretary & PRO: Noel O’Mahony
Treasurer: Liz Gibson
Asst. Treasurer: Megan Keith-Hynes

Committee: Maria Hurley, Catherine Andrews, Michael Butler, Denis O’Shaughnessy, Joe Daly, Una O’Driscoll, Maarten Birnie and Katie O’Donovan

28/01/2026

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at our AGM in the Maritime Hotel at 8pm.

27/01/2026

Looking back through 2025, we want to send a big thank you to everyone who braved all weathers to help keep Bantry tidy, sustainable, and beautiful.

Check out some of our favourite 2025 tidy and planting images on our site.

You’ll find images of most of our Tidy Tuesdays and Shipshape Saturdays on our social media. We’ve included a few of our 2025 favourites here.

21/01/2026

Bantry Tidy Towns will be holding their AGM next Wednesday, January 28th, in the Maritime Hotel at 8pm.
Everyone is welcome to attend.

19/01/2026

Check out our compilation post, extending our sincere thanks to the organisations, schools and local groups who have coordinated clean-up efforts through 2025. Please do continue to send us your pics!

We couldn’t keep Bantry clean without the dedication of our community. Every contribution makes a real difference, keeping our town beautimous for locals and visitors alike.

We extend our sincere thanks to the organisations, schools and local groups who have coordinated clean-up efforts through 2025.