Businesses across North and West Cork are being encouraged to take advantage of the array of events and topics at this year’s Local Enterprise Week, taking place from the March 6-10. In Cork County, over 31 events are scheduled to take place in person and online, covering themes such as […]
Three refugees from Ukraine have thanked the couple who welcomed them into their Bandon home, making their remarks days ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the conflict. Andrew and Caroline Coleman hosted Victoria and her son Vlad in their home from May until November last year. When […]
Spring has definitely sprung at Future Forests says Matt Keane For everyone in the horticultural industry the next few months are by far the busiest time of the year. For us the bare root season starts in November, but peaks in February and March, so it is all go every […]
by Nicholas Mitchell The Branch has a full programme of events planned for this spring and summer in West Cork. We started spring with a visit to Kinsale Marsh on February 12, led by Prof. John Quinn from the Department of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences at UCC. With his […]
If you are looking for some inspiration for your own garden, Noah Chase of Deelish Garden Centre in Skibbereen invites you to stop in and say hello. Spring is on her way! Early flowering bulbs are starting to fill the beds and borders; leaves are unfurling and insects are waking […]
Composer and violinist Justin Grounds set up ‘Stop Look Listen’, a weekly outdoor listening event, in September last year as part of the West Cork ‘Rekindling the Light Within’ initiative, which has enabled eight artists across the region to develop art for mental health initiatives in different ways. Justin wanted […]