The Skibbereen Eagle Bar

11/08/2026

09/08/2026

05/08/2026

Late night pottery painting and BYOB is this Friday (7th August) night and we still have a few tables available if you would like to join us? Doors open at 6.30pm and just pay for what you paint- nothing extra! Minimum spend is €15 per person and of course you can bring any drinks and snacks. We have the wine glasses and the pizza delivery menus!

01/08/2026

There’s something timeless about War of the Buttons, that little Irish gem that captured the mischief, innocence, and heart of childhood. For many of us, it wasn’t just a movie; it was a memory of simpler days. Days when battles were fought with buttons instead of bullets, when the biggest worries were a scraped knee or getting caught sneaking out past supper time.

We remember laughing at the antics of the Ballys and the Carricks, cheering for our favourites, and maybe even recognizing a bit of our younger selves in those muddy, fearless faces. The fields, the bikes, the friendships, they remind us of long summers that seemed to last forever, when imagination turned every ditch into a fortress and every button into treasure.

War of the Buttons has a magic that never fades. It’s more than an Irish classic, it’s a window back to childhood, to the kind of mischief and loyalty that shaped who we are. Every time we rewatch it, it brings us home again, to laughter, to innocence, and to the golden glow of growing up in a small town where every adventure mattered.