Meitheal Mara

15/10/2026

𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻!

Know someone who’d love to work across Ocean to City and Cork Harbour Festival? We’re closing applications for our Festival & Events Manager role this Sunday 18th of October.

Please pass it on to anyone who might be interested!

🔗 https://corkharbourfestival.com/recruiting-festival-events-manager/

07/10/2026

A lovely evening of songs, sea and Gaeilge coming up next Tuesday! 🌊🎶

Amhráin na Mara – Songs of the Sea is a special singalong night of maritime songs in Irish and English, with 50% of all ticket sales going to support Meitheal Mara and our work promoting maritime culture and community in Cork.

Come along, sing your heart out and support Meitheal Mara while you’re at it!

Tickets are selling fast – see the original post for details.

🎶 Join us next week for Amhráin na Mara – Songs of the Sea!
Tuesday 13th October @ 7.30pm

le hÉamonn, Wike, Aisling, Aoife, Arin agus Ivy
Turas amhránaíochta “trasna na dtonnta” is ea Amhráin na Mara.
Amhráin na Mara is a sing-along voyage “trasna na dtonnta” (across the waves).

Oíche thaitneamhach a bheidh ann le amhráin mhara as Gaeilge agus Béarla. Bainfidh tú sult as a bheith ag canadh i dteannta le hÉamonn, Wike, Aisling, Aoife, Arin agus Ivy. Canfaidh siad roinnt amhráin atá ann leis na blianta, chomh maith le roinnt amhráin nuachumtha. Cuirfear na liricí ar fáil ar an oíche.

An enjoyable night of singing maritime songs in Irish and English. You will enjoy singing along with Éamonn, Wike, Aisling, Aoife, Arin and Ivy. They will sing a range of songs that have been around for many moons and a number of new compositions. The lyrics will be provided on the night.

⭐ “Hugely Talented Singers” – Bere Island Arts Festival
⭐ “Excellent Performance” – Kinsale Regatta Festival
⭐ “Imeacht den Scoth” – Elaine

This special singalong performance is a fundraiser for Meitheal Mara, with 50% of all ticket sales donated to support their incredible work promoting maritime culture and community in Cork.

Running time: 2 hours (including interval)
Suitable for all ages

🎟️ Tickets selling Fast: [link in bio] or visit our site!
☎ Box Office: 021 4505624

29/09/2026

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 & 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿
Meitheal Mara is looking for an experienced event professional to lead the planning and delivery of Ocean to City – An Rás Mór, while overseeing our coordination of Cork Harbour Festival.

The role involves managing events of significant scale:
- 600+ Ocean to City participants
- Ireland’s largest multi-craft rowing and paddling race
- 100+ Cork Harbour Festival events
- 50+ festival partners across Cork City and Harbour
- 30,000 festival visitors
- From across Ireland and overseas

This is a hands-on management role covering event planning and delivery, staff and volunteers, partnerships, suppliers, budgets, funding and reporting.

The successful candidate will work year-round with Meitheal Mara staff, volunteers and a wide range of partners across Cork’s maritime, sporting, cultural and community sectors.

Cork City | 32 hours per week
Applications close 18 October 2026.
Full job description and application details are on https://corkharbourfestival.com/recruiting-festival-events-manager/

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28/09/2026

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 & 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿

Meitheal Mara is looking for an experienced event professional to lead the planning and delivery of Ocean to City – An Rás Mór, while overseeing our coordination of Cork Harbour Festival.

The role involves managing events of significant scale:

- 600+ Ocean to City participants
- Ireland’s largest multi-craft rowing and paddling race
- 100+ Cork Harbour Festival events
- 50+ festival partners across Cork City and Harbour
- 30,000 festival visitors
- From across Ireland and overseas

This is a hands-on management role covering event planning and delivery, staff and volunteers, partnerships, suppliers, budgets, funding and reporting.

The successful candidate will work with Meitheal Mara staff, volunteers and a wide range of partners across Cork’s maritime, sporting, cultural and community sectors.

Cork City | 32 hours per week

Applications close 18 October 2026.

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Full job description and application details:

25/09/2026

𝗢𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆!

Yesterday we marked European Week of Sport with Cork Sports Partnership, getting out on the water in the Fionnbarra, Meitheal Mara’s Bantry longboat.

It was brilliant to welcome a new group out on the water and introduce them to our flagship. A great afternoon of rowing, teamwork and fun on the river.

Well done to everyone who came along and got stuck in. We loved having you out with us and hope to see you back on the water again soon.

21/09/2026

This Thursday! All aboard 💫

✨😁📢Come and try rowing the Fionnbarra with Meitheal Mara as part of European Week of Sport!

Date | 24th of September

Time | 1.30pm till 2.30pm

Venue | Lapp's Quay

🎯This event is open to everyone over the age of 16. An average level of fitness and agility is needed for entering and exiting the boat.

Register at the link below:
https://corksports.ie/latest-news/european-week-of-sport-fionnbarra-rowing-taster/

21/09/2026

𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽

This new machine was dropped into the workshop last week. The first comment that came with it was:

“The new machine looks a little rusty, don’t you think?”

And yes, it does!

But it also comes with a bit of local history.

The machine belonged to Michael Dwyer, who had a workshop just across the river from Meitheal Mara. Michael has sadly passed away, but his old workshop is still there and visible from Crosses Green.

The machine has spent many years in a shed outside the city and has now made its way back to Cork, and back across the river to Crosses Green.

It’s a multi-purpose woodworking machine and, with a bit of work, we’re hoping to get it back into use in the workshop.

A little bit rusty, but hopefully plenty of life left in it yet!

16/09/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵...

As a community boatyard, Meitheal Mara runs boatbuilding programmes with a wide range of community groups.
Groups often start their boatbuilding journey with a plywood canoe or a Dunfanaghy currach. It’s a chance to get stuck in, work with your hands, learn new skills, work together as a team and, hopefully, discover that you can make something pretty amazing from a pile of timber!

Over the past few months, we’ve been delighted to have a group from Penrose Wharf National Learning Network in our workshop, building a Dunfanaghy currach using locally grown hazel rods.
And what a job they’ve done. The currach is now at the final stages of completion and is looking fantastic.

As we do with all our boat builds, once she’s finished we’ll organise a celebratory launch on the River Lee, giving everyone who helped build her the chance to take part in her maiden journey.

𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱. A Trojan effort has gone into this build, and the result is there for all to see.

We can’t wait to see her in the water!

07/09/2026

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!

We’re looking for a Programme & Progression Coordinator to join the team at Meitheal Mara.

This is a central role supporting learner progression, training quality, programme coordination and partnership development across our activities.

You’ll help participants move forward by developing progression pathways within Meitheal Mara, while also building relationships with external partners to create opportunities for education, training, work experience and personal development.

As this is a Community Services Programme (CSP) funded role, this recruitment competition is open to people from the CSP priority groups.

Interested? Find out more about the role and how to apply:

https://meithealmara.ie/recruiting-programme-and-progression-coordinator/

Please share with anyone who might be interested!

About Meitheal Mara – Community Boatyard Cork Founded in 1993, Meitheal Mara is a maritime cultural organisation and community boat yard on the River Lee in Cork city. We are a registered charity, a training Read more…