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Ocean to City Youth Event

On Saturday 4th of September the River Lee was bustling with young people in traditional currachs as we hosted our first physical event in almost two years. Some 50 participants in over 20 boats took part in the Ocean to City Youth Event, covering the 4.5km from Blackrock Village to Read more…

By Meitheal Mara, 1 yearSeptember 8, 2021 ago
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Cork Life Centre honoured with Gradam Meitheal Mara

On Wednesday 28th of July a small ceremony was hosted at Meitheal Mara to honour Cork Life Centre. The Life Centre has not only supported and delivered second level education to the young people of Cork for over twenty years but has also endeavoured to provide a broader education to Read more…

By Meitheal Mara, 2 yearsJuly 29, 2021 ago
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Could currachs made in Cork be the solution for the devastated fishing community in Haiti?

This month a collaboration between Haiti Orphanage Project ESPWA, Cork’s Community Boatyard, Meitheal Mara, and Naomhóga Chorcaí saw two flat pack currachs making their way to Haiti. The mainstay of the Haitian economy was agriculture and fishing which were wiped out after the 2010 earthquake. To hasten a meaningful recovery Read more…

By Meitheal Mara, 5 yearsNovember 16, 2017 ago
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Meitheal Mara organises Inaugural Rowing Camp

Press Release: 22 August 2017 Organised by Meitheal Mara, Tuesday 22nd to Friday 25th of August will see dozens of young people from the Bádoireacht programme take part in the first ever Bádoireacht Rowing Camp. Every year Meitheal Mara trains young people from all over Cork City in currach rowing Read more…

By Meitheal Mara, 5 yearsAugust 15, 2017 ago
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Meitheal Mara announces ambitious plans for Cork Maritime Hub

On Friday 20th of January, Minister Simon Coveney TD launched the new Strategic Plan of Meitheal Mara, Cork’s community boatyard and maritime heritage organisation. The organisation’s plans for the future are ambitious and include the realisation of an expanded Meitheal Mara as part of an integrated maritime hub for Cork Read more…

By Meitheal Mara, 6 yearsJanuary 20, 2017 ago
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