Citizens Information provides an independent, information, advice and advocacy service in West Cork. It is part of South Munster Citizens Information Service, which covers Cork and Kerry. Anne O’Donovan, Manager of West Cork Citizens Information in Bantry, joined the team in 2004. As the first paid employee, she was recruited […]
In his address to the nation on Tuesday, August 31, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that the sectors still closed due to Covid-19 can “now begin to hope again”. If all goes according to plan, restrictions will gradually ease in September including the return of indoor live music events, albeit with […]
Cork County Council has been allocated €320,000 to support the upgrade and enhancement of shopfront and street facades in six county towns through the Streetscape Enhancement Scheme. Bandon, Castletownbere, Charleville, Fermoy, Macroom and Passage West are set to receive support through the scheme, funded by the Department of Rural and […]
A lot of clients have asked me lately how they can give their kitchen a new look without it costing them an arm and a leg. Are you thinking about giving your kitchen a makeover? If you don’t want, or need, to rip everything out and start again, it’s easy to […]
Many of us have given or received a DNA testing kit for a birthday or as a Christmas present, but what are they all about? In this new column, I will be providing an easy, step-by-step guide through the basics of all forms of DNA testing for family history. What […]
Depending on what he’s working on at the time, Paddy McCormack will describe his occupation when asked as either artist or artisan. Working with metal, he uses a welding technique that is not widely practiced today. “I mostly braze my materials, copper and steel, using oxy/acetylene and silicon bronze rods,” […]