With over 5,000 participants in the Organic Farming Scheme in 2024, the area being farmed organically in Ireland has tripled since 2020. While this shows a significant pace of growth, it is however still far off the EU target of 25 per cent of agricultural land in the EU to […]
A person of the world, sculptor and horticulturist Peter (Pete) Little was born in Australia to English parents, before spending much of his childhood travelling, his family’s adventures taking him to places like Bali, Malaysia, India, Afghanistan, Iran and Newfoundland in Canada. After following love and adventure to West Cork, […]
Opening in Rossmore theatre on Saturday March 9, the 61st West Cork Drama Festival runs until Saturday, March 16 with eight participating plays staged. Dark comedies (The Lonesome West), Irish Classics (Dancing at Lughnasa), Dark Tragedy (On Raftery’s Hill), Hilarious Romps (Out of Order), Contemporary Drama (The Ferryman, Stolen Child) […]
One of Ireland’s favourite music festivals, The Baltimore Fiddle Fair takes place this year from May 9 to 12, with musicians from USA, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Scotland, England and from all over Ireland. Baltimore Fiddle Fair has evolved from humble beginnings to become one of the most loved and respected […]
A concert raising funds for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) will take place at DeBarras Folkclub in Clonakilty on Sunday, April 7 at 6.30pm. This event is an evening of sublime words, music and song with the impressive line-up of Peter Broderick, Susan O’Neill, Liam O’Maonlaoi and Little John […]
Most people have heard of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and associate it with the effects of a traffic accident or war-related experience. What many do not realise is that in Ireland postpartum or perinatal PTSD (PPTSD) is a birth trauma affecting three per cent of all new mothers and […]