Having a baby is a major life event. The following are some common questions that arise for new mothers who are leaving work to have their baby: How much maternity leave can I entitled to take? As an employee, you have the right to take 26 weeks’ maternity leave if […]
Employability Service West Cork is a free service funded by the Department of Social Protection and is governed by a voluntary board of directors. “EmployAbility Service West Cork supports people who have an illness, injury or any other type of disability or any other health concern back to work,” […]
Skibbereen’s Coombes family has become well-renowned in rugby circles in recent years. Gillian Coombes is a member of the successful Munster Women’s side that won all their matches in the Vodafone women’s interprovincial series for 2023. They beat Ulster (34-0), Leinster (26-17) and Connacht (50-24) to retain their title and […]
The poignant and striking landscape of an 11,000 year-old submerged glacial woodland, The Gearagh/An Gaorthadh in Co. Cork is the point of departure for ‘Weathering’, a new work by director/choreographer Mary Wycherley, who grew up in Skibbereen and has had some familiarity with The Gearagh all her life. This hybrid […]
Leaky gut, or intestinal permeability as it is called in thousands of research papers, is a description of dysfunction in the gut wall, which can lead to a number of health complications and have an impact on systemic inflammation, autoimmunity, digestive health, diabetes and other health problems. To understand intestinal permeability, it helps to understand […]