I am currently on Jobseekers Allowance. Is there a payment to help with the costs of children going to school? The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BTSCFA) helps you meet the cost of uniforms and footwear for children going to school. Your child must be aged between 4-17 […]
An open air performance area is the latest exciting development on Camus Farm – a 30-acre organic holding in Ardfield, Clonakilty – which this summer will host two outdoor concerts or ‘Fair Days’ of contemporary folk music. On June 5, Camus will welcome Lorkin O’Reilly; I Have A Tribe; O […]
Branch Committee Member Damaris Lysaght writes about the fascinating and endangered Marsh Fritillary butterfly. For most of the year the Marsh Fritillary butterfly exists as a caterpillar. It is only on the wing from the last week or two of May until the around the end of June; a case […]
Bandon Environmental Action Group (BEAG) is delighted to announce that, in conjunction with Avondhu Blackwater Partnership and with the support of LEADER funding, the development of a local Biodiversity Action Plan for Bandon has commenced. Interested individuals and community groups are invited to attend a Community Information and Discussion Day […]
The Irish language writings of Templeglantine, County Limerick native, Eoin Ua Cathail, have been translated and published for the first time by Patrick J. Mahoney, who served as a columnist with the West Cork People for several years. “Aside from offering invaluable insight into Irish emigrant life during the nineteenth century, the […]
The Reignite Programme recently launched by The Ludgate Hub in Skibbereen aims to support women in West Cork to get back into the workplace. Taking place over 11 weeks, it will show women how to diversify their skill set, upskill and reskill after taking time out of work for children, […]