With strict restrictions now in place in maternity hospitals nationwide, new mothers are becoming increasing worried about the prospect of giving birth without the birth plan and the support team they would have wanted. “The situation is changing rapidly and mothers are contacting me in a frenzy, worried they will […]
Cork County Council calls on residents across the County to keep Cork clean and beautiful. Recent weeks have brought a concerning increase in illegal dumping, littering and the misuse of street bins for household waste. The Council issued an appeal to everyone to dispose of domestic waste responsibly and to […]
Chambers Ireland has opened applications for the Excellence in Local Government Awards 2020. The Excellence in Local Government Awards are held annually in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and today’s launch invites Local Authorities to submit projects for consideration across sixteen different categories, in what […]
The Law Society of Ireland, in collaboration with the Family Lawyers Association, has developed new guidance for parents and solicitors in Cork in relation to access in the context of Covid-19 restrictions. Solicitor Helen Coughlan, chair of the Law Society’s Family and Child Law Committee, explains, “The Covid-19 pandemic cannot […]
The Westlodge Hotel, Bantry was the location for a jam packed audience to enjoy the Strictly Come Dancing Bantry Semi Final on March 7. The dancers put on a spectacular show and the atmosphere was electric. During the show 6th class pupils of St. Finbarr’s Boys’ National School Bantry performed an uplifting […]
Anna Kosjanenko and her family live in Omsk, a city of 1.5 million people in the South West of Siberia. Siberia is a vast Russian province encompassing most of Northern Asia. The winters there get very cold (-30C) and right now it is zero degrees outside. Anna works for an […]