Congratulations to Frank Walsh and John McGrath from the West Bar after securing the winning place for the second time in the annual Chowder Cook-Off in Kinsale. They competed against 32 of the top chowder producers in the country and wowed 900 voters with their culinary delight. Frank and John will travel to the USA to compete in the upcoming Newport/Rhode Island  Great Chowder Cook-Off which has been running over 30 years attended by up to... [More]

  In 2012, Westport Tourism commissioned a ‘State of Tourism’ survey for Westport.  This was designed to analyse the reasons tourists choose Westport. Westport Eleven-Twelve is based on a survey of visitor attitudes. The launch of Eleven-Twelve will take place at Knockranny House Hotel on Thursday, May 30 at 7pm. Fr Michael McGréil, who translated the data, will perform the survey launch. All are welcome.... [More]

    Chambers Ireland have today (21/05/13) called on Government to guarantee that commercial rates in town centres do not increase as a consequence of the abolition of those Town Councils whose rates are lower than their surrounding Counties. Speaking in advance of a meeting with the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government this afternoon, Ian Talbot, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive said “With the upcoming abolit... [More]