Eyeries Family Festival 2025 - 18th-20th July - click here for events programme!

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Village facilities:

Eyeries Post Office and General Store - a wide range of goods, refreshments and Post Office services 

O'Sullivan's Foodstore - a wide range of goods, farming and hardware supplies, refreshments, the Pink Umbrella Crafts and Gift Shop and fuel

Causkey's Bar 

O'Shea's Bar 

Eyeries  Motorhome and Holiday Park 

Beara Necessities Café and Wine Bar

Evie's Café (summer only)

Hag's Kitchen Home Dining and Catering



TFI local bus services -282, 263 & 232

282 - Between Castletownbere and Kenmare - calling at Eyeries

282 - Between Castletownbere and Kenmare - calling at Eyeries

282 - Between Castletownbere and Kenmare - calling at Eyeries

4 times a day


Click here for timetable and enter 282 in service search bar


Calling at Eyeries - 

Beara Necessities Café car park


263 - Between Castletownbere and Allihies and Dursey Cable Car

282 - Between Castletownbere and Kenmare - calling at Eyeries

282 - Between Castletownbere and Kenmare - calling at Eyeries

4 times a day


Click here for timetable and enter 263 in service search bar

232 - Between Castletownbere and Kilcrohane

282 - Between Castletownbere and Kenmare - calling at Eyeries

232 - Between Castletownbere and Kilcrohane

4 times a day


Click here for timetable and enter 232 in service search bar

2025 festival programme

Festival Opening by siobhán mcsweeney!

Come and join in our proud moment! - 7pm @ the Village Hall


BAFTA award winning Siobhán is best known for playing Sister Michael in Channel 4’s Derry Girls and hosting The Great Pottery Throwdown for the channel. She has worked extensively in theatre, film and TV in the UK and Ireland most recently appearing in Disney’s Extraordinary and Dancing At Lughnasa at the Royal National Theatre. She will next be seen on our screens in Anthony Horowitz’s Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue for MGM+.

introducing Our new festival logo!

We hope you like our new Eyeries Family Festival logo. It's bright and cheerful, just like the village!


New t-shirts with logo

You will be able to wear the logo with pride by purchasing one of our new t-shirts which will be on sale during the festival this year!

Calling all local artists for 2025 Windows of Eyeries Art

festival BUSKERS WANTED!

We would like to hear from you if you can play at the Festival Street Market on Sunday 20th July from 12pm.


Contact us on 086 364 7952

evie's CAFÉ is open!

A real treat on the street!

Come and enjoy a proper cuppa tea or coffee and wonderful cakes and sandwiches at Evie's Café in the centre of Eyeries! 

Hopefully the sun will shine on you as you watch the world go by.

Lyric fm live solstice broadcast from Eyeries

A very successful evening!

Lyric fm radio broadcast live from Eyeries Hall on the Summer Solstice, Saturday 21st June to explore the myth and influence of the famous An Cailleach Beara - the Hag of Beara.

A large audience enjoyed a panel discussion with experts in folklore and history followed by an ambient musical exploration of the subject.

Musicians David Kitt and Elaine Malone responded to field recordings taken from the site of An Cailleach at Kilcatherine. They were accompanied by visuals from Tadhg O'Sullivan.

Beara west family resource centre events and news

Beara West Family Resource Centre 

We provide a wide range of services in Beara West Family Resource Centre (BWFRC) including printing, helping you to fill out forms and a space to talk to a friendly, supportive member of staff. If you’re facing a challenge and don’t know where to turn to please pop into us and we will support you as best we can.

For more info about any of these events please call into Beara West Family Resource Centre, phone 027 70998 or email info@bearawestfrc.ie


Stay & Play

Join us on Friday 27th June, 25th July & 29th August at 10.20am for songs, stories and play. Parents, babies and children are most welcome. We would really appreciate if you could book in advance by contacting us on 027 70998. It is €5 per family to attend.


Meals on Wheels

A team of dedicated volunteers deliver low-cost nutritious meals every Thursday directly to your door. The meals change each week and offer a choice of meat, fish or vegetarian.  Please contact Beara West Family Resource Centre on a Monday to order your meal.


Seniors Alert Scheme

If a monitored personal alarm at home would give reassurance for anyone unwell or living alone, we facilitate setting up the Senior Alert Scheme


Care Ring

Friendly volunteers make social phone calls regularly keeping people connected with their community. Please let us know if you would like to receive a phone call.


Low-cost Counselling

Beara West can connect you with a trained therapist who provide a confidential space for you to talk through any challenges you are facing. This service is available at a low-cost.


Meeting Rooms

We also have meeting rooms available to book, including on Monday & Thursday evenings up to 8.45pm.


Beara West Rhythm Room are pressing pause for our Summer break - thank you all for bringing the energy all season long—we'll be back soon, refreshed and ready to sing with you again! Stay tuned for our return date in September.

CAha centre - events for Older People and Carers

Chair Tai Chi classes in The Caha House, Ardgroom every Tuesday 11am. 

€10 per session. Call 027-60909 to book.


Free Creative Carers session, postponed until September 


Beara Summer Gathering, Saturday 28th of June on Bere Island. Contact The Caha Centre for more details and to book. 027-60909.


Applications are invited for the post of: 

Family Support and Community Development Worker

Full-time 35hrs. (28hrs maybe an option)

To work with the project coordinator and the community to determine the needs within the catchment area.

To build confidence and capacity of individuals, families, and groups through supporting and developing relevant programmes and activities. To provide family support to children, individuals, and families.

For application pack please email Margaret or Ann on thecahacentre@gmail.com

Well done everyone!

A fantastic result for all the hard work put in by the Tidy Towns Committee and everyone who helped make the village and its surroundings beautiful.


Let's keep it that way!

Find out more about Tidy Towns

The Hag's Kitchen provides Beara with a tasty home dining and catering service, including delivery to O'Shea's Pub in Eyeries and Eyeries Village Saturday to Wednesday 5.30pm-8pm.

 Find information about what is on offer on their Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/hagskitchen

Beara Necessities CAFÉ and Wine Bar

Indoor and outdoor seating - 

a great place to be in Eyeries.


Come and enjoy a great meal and drinks 

in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551928346035

Causkey's bar in Eyeries runner-up in Cork BEO best pub poll

Well done to Causkey's Bar!

Causkey's Bar in Eyeries has come runner-up behind Arundel's by the Pier in Ahakista in the Cork BEO poll to find Cork's best waterside pub.


Come and enjoy a drink on the terrace or in the bar with the beautiful view of the Beara Peninsula and the Kerry mountains across Coulagh Bay spread out in front of you. Slainte!

https://www.corkbeo.ie/culture/food-drink/votes-corks-fave-harbour-bar-29263384?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

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