This month West Cork Branch Chairman David Rees looks into the life and behaviour of the Common Starling. The Starling is one of most common and recognisable birds. It is found throughout the country and is will often nest close to our homes, in sheds, outbuildings or gaps in houses. Because […]
One of the pleasures of teaching English in secondary schools is the great choice of texts. The Leaving Cert choice is particularly eclectic and varies every two-year cycle. Those beginning their senior cycle this year could find themselves studying novels that explore the modern world we live in, like how […]
As the 2021 college year begins at University College Cork, a new wave of students may not realise that their campus is a place where executed men, fighting for Irish freedom, were buried 100 years ago. Pauline Murphyreminds us of their names and the part they played in history. In […]
Winners of the 2020 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan, have triumphed, taking home first prize at this year’s European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) with their project entitled: ‘A statistical investigation into the prevalence of gender stereotyping in five-seven-year-olds and the development of an initiative to combat […]
Following on from the protest flotillas held in Cork and Dublin earlier this year. Irish Fishermen have enlisted the help of Sean Moroney, Santander Media from Kilmore Quay to document and highlight the continuing issue of the unfair and disproportionate share of fish that Irish boats can catch in our […]
West Cork is set to benefit from the Government’s announcent this week on a major initiative for Rural Ireland, which includes the addition of 31 new walking trails to her Department’s Walks Scheme and funding for a number of new Rural Recreation Officers. The funding will connect the Slí Gaeltacht […]