IE LIVE NEWS 05/03/2018 ...
Pictured at Gobby beach near Haulbowline Island following the launch of Volvo Cork Week 2018 which took place at the Naval Base, Haulbowline, were (from left) Cdre. Mick Malone, Flag Officer Commanding the Naval Service; Mark Whitaker, CEO, Johnson & Perrott; Pat Farnan, admiral, Royal Cork Yacht Club; Councillor Declan Hurley, Mayor of the County of Cork; Simon Coveney, T.D., Tanaiste & Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade; David Thomas, managing director, Volvo Car Ireland, and Jack Roy, president, Irish Sailing. The launch incorporated a beach clean-up by Naval Service personnel (in the backround) as part of Volvo Cork Week's initiative to reduce the impact of plastics on the environment.
Picture: Denis Minihane.