Belgooly Summer Festival 2026 will bring a packed programme of family entertainment, sport, music and community events to the village this August. The Belgooly Summer Festival is set to take place from August 13th to 16th, 2026, with a wide range of activities planned throughout the festival. Events will take place across Belgooly, with the Belgooly GAA Grounds hosting many of the main attractions. The festival programme gets underway with a Vintage Car Run at 2pm on Sunday 9

(JJ Hurley) Ballygarvan's Izzy O'Regan seen here on the left, lines out for Cork in the Senior Camogie All-Ireland at 4.15pm on Sunday September 9th, (Credit Delores Kidney) Ballygarvan’s Izzy O’Regan steps out on Croke Park tomorrow as the Cork Senior Camogie side seeks to bring back the O'Duffy Cup to Leeside. Looking to avenge last year’s defeat against a Galway side who are also looking to complete a football and camogie double, the Rebelettes can expect a titanic strugg

By Barry Cogan Holy Bees A swarm of bees landed high up in the front of our church here in Carrigaline. They normally move on but they seemed to like our sacred space for some reason. They started building comb and setting up home. They had no intention of moving on. They became known as the ‘Holy Bees’! Fr.James, our local priest who has been a beekeeper for many years, hired a cherry picker and was able to get up close to them. He slowly transferred them into a new bee bo

Kinsale and District Lions Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Grattan as Club President, succeeding Cormac Fitzgerald following the completion of a successful two-year term of office. The official handover took place on 14 July 2026 at the Kinsale Hotel & Spa marking the beginning of a new chapter for the Club as it continues its commitment to serving the local community through fundraising, volunteer work, and charitable initiatives. During the handover cere

Plans to develop rugby and athletics facilities at Kilnagleary have evolved into a much broader vision for a Community Sports Campus designed to meet the long-term sporting, recreational and community needs of Carrigaline. Originally developed by Carrigaline Rugby Club before later partnering with Carrigaline Athletics Club, the project has expanded following engagement with local organisations and Cork County Council. What began as a shared rugby and athletics development ha