Agenda
Friday 4th September 2026 (optional)
Welcome drinks at Bushe’s Pub, Baltimore. We’ll be arriving at 7pm, but you’re welcome anytime. There are restaurants and plenty of tables in the town square beside Bushe’s if you want to get dinner there. Jacob’s Bar does nice pizza.
Saturday 5th September 2026
The ceremony and celebrations are at Liss Ard Estate. We’ll begin at 4pm, but you’re welcome to arrive at the venue anytime from 1:30pm to explore the grounds. The bar will be open all afternoon if you want a drink before the ceremony. The itinerary is as follows:
- From 1:30pm: optional early arrival
- 2pm: optional walk from the Liss Ard’s main car park to the Sky Garden, a 50m x 25m installation by sculptor James Turrell.
- 3:15pm: shuttle buses to venue leaving Baltimore / West Cork Hotel (see below)
- 3:45pm: seated for ceremony
- 4pm: ceremony, followed by cocktails
- 6pm: dinner, followed by ceilidh and dancing
- From 11pm: shuttle bus to Baltimore / West Cork Hotel leaving venue (see below)
Sunday 6th September 2026 (optional)
Brunch at 10am at Liss Ard Estate. Afterwards we’ll go for a swim on Sherkin Island, weather permitting!
Getting around
Skibbereen and Baltimore are rural, with limited public transport and no Uber. We’ve organised some transport to make things as easy as possible for you; nevertheless the easiest way to get around is by car, so we highly recommend renting one.
Wedding Day Buses
On the day of the wedding, we’ve organised buses to take guests from Baltimore/Skibbereen to the venue and back so you won’t have to drive if you’re staying in these places. Details of the buses are as follows:
- Prior to the wedding: one 33 person bus leaving Baltimore from Bushe’s Pub at 3:15pm
- Prior to the wedding: one 33 person bus leaving Skibbereen from the West Cork Hotel at 3:15pm
- After the wedding: one 16 person bus looping Liss Ard -> West Cork Hotel -> Bushe’s Pub -> Liss Ard (30min loop) from 11pm onwards
Taxis
If you’re you’re not staying in Baltimore, Skibbereen or at the West Cork Hotel then we highly recommend pre-booking a taxi to/from the venue from one of the services below:
- Baltimore Skibbereen Taxis: +353 871 517 901
- Dolphin Taxis: +353 866 067 037
- Alwyn Harris Taxis: +353 862 504 255
- Martin Kingston: +353 862 443 556
- Jean Hegarty: +353 868 346 396
- Martin Daly: +353 866 008 388
- Denis O’Sullivan: +353 868 570 997
For the rest of the weekend, we also recommend pre-booking taxis whenever you need them to guarantee availability.
Public Buses
Another option for getting between Baltimore and Skibbereen is the 266 bus. It’s a 20 minute journey and it runs every 2 hours–full timetable here.
Cork Airport to Skibbereen
If you’re flying into Cork Airport there are three options for getting to Skibbereen (outside of renting a car):
- Our private airport transfer. It will be leaving Cork Airport at 4pm on Friday and will drop you off at the West Cork Hotel in Skibbereen. The same bus will take you back to Cork Airport at 12pm on Sunday.
- The public 230 bus from Cork City to Skibbereen. Full timetable here. You would need to get a taxi from the airport to the bus station in Cork City.
- Taxi for ~£150.
