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What’s On in West Cork – December 2025
Welcome to the last edition of What’s On In West Cork for 2025.
With the festive season rapidly approaching the excitement in the air is manifest. There is a wealth of entertainment over the Christmas period in our region. Live At The Bay in The Maritime Hotel, Believe Christmas at the Clonakilty Model Village.
The Four Alls and The Pike Bar are jointly holding a 2 Pubs event with plenty of music on Tuesday 23rd December. The Sam’s Cross Christmas Market at the Four Alls on 14th December promises to be a lively event, definitely one for the diary.
Casey’s Bar and Restaurant in Clonakilty have a great Christmas line up – 27 acts in a row. There are also numerous charity events taking place. McCarthy’s Bar, Drimoleague are holding a Cheval Ride on 26th December in aid of Bantry Hospital Palliative Care. The Pike Bar has a Remembrance Tree with a donation going to the local Rapid Response and the Kinsale & District Lions Club has just launched its 2025 Christmas Toy Appeal.
Our history consultant, Michelle O’Mahony Rocks Around The Christmas Tree with the rocking horse and other Christmas favourites.
After the festive period is all over and we enter a gloomy period of nothingness, why not plan a sunshine break. David Caldwell extols the virtue of a visit to the impressive city of Marrakech.
Until January 2026.
A West Cork Christmas 2025
It is hard to believe that twelve months have elapsed and here we are with the 2025 edition of A West Cork Christmas.
As I write this, we are enjoying an unseasonably mild November but despite this now is the time to start planning for a simply great Christmas. Bandon Vet, Gavin Russell provides some useful tips for anyone thinking of buying a puppy for Christmas. Remember puppies grow up, dogs have to be exercised in bad weather and you have them for life and not just a Christmas novelty.
As the jumps season gathers momentum, it is interesting to talk with Dunmanway jockey, Gavin Sheehan who is now riding in the UK.
We have competitions for you to enter and festive recipes to try. Michelle O’Mahony, History Consultant indulges in some Christmas nostalgia with an article on toys of yester-year.
After all the excitement of Christmas, banish the winter blues! David Caldwell takes you through a trip to Malaga – The Gateway to the Costa Sol, which is easily accessible from Cork Airport.
The team at WO Media & Publishing would like to wish you and yours the compliments of the season.
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