Bantry’s renowned West Cork Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with yet another stellar line-up of world-class musicians circling around a core of string quartets. In 1996, the first Festival presented thirteen concerts over a week and thirty years later, in 2025, this has grown to ten days and […]
Two-time world champion and passionate coach, Tony Stephenson, chats to Niamh Coughlan about his 20-year journey with the West Cork Kickboxing Club, sharing how “it’s not all about the medals”. Born in Manchester but raised in Bantry, Tony Stephenson’s early years were marked by a wide range of physical pursuits. […]
This month West Cork Branch committee members Fiona O’Neill and Damaris Lysaght share their ‘best bird experiences’. Fiona’s best experience in Ireland was In the winter of 2017/18. “During the autumn of 2017, small groups of Starlings began to meet up over farmland near Timoleague, before roosting for the night […]
Returning for a second year this May, BioFest will once again celebrate biodiversity action in West Cork. Taking place during National Biodiversity Week, the festival will be held at CECAS Myross Wood House on May 17, before hitting the road with the BioFest bus to visit two additional sites showcasing […]
Sarah Sheehan is Hidden Hearing’s Chief Audiologist and Product, Compliance and Audiology Trainer within their HR, Learning and Development Department. She ensures Hidden Hearing audiologists possess a robust foundation of knowledge and uphold best global audiological standards. As we grow older, many of us begin to notice subtle changes in […]