Saturdays in Ballydehob have been spiced up considerably since the arrival of Yermanos Taqueria food truck. Serving up a selection of authentic Mexican tacos, this tasty offering is the creation of locals Patrick McCaffrey and Rachael Stephens, friends and food lovers, who travelled all the way to Mexico to sample […]
DeBarras will play host to the incredible energy that is Xylouris White as part of this year’s Clonakilty Guitar Festival in September. This duo, a collaboration between Cretan lute player Georgios Xylouris and Australian drummer Jim White, play Greek folk music with fearless and joyous abandon, experimenting with a range of […]
Lovers of rare and unusual plants will have the opportunity to visit two of West Cork’s more exotic gardens before the Garden Trail season comes to a close this autumn. Comillane Gardens on Cape Clear Island will hold an open day this Saturday, September 3, from 1-4pm and it’s mainland […]
Walking the same paths within our 5km, day in, day out, during this pandemic, many of us gained an insight into and appreciation for the many sometimes fragile wonders right on our doorstep. For three women and artists from Rossmore living just over the hill from each other, their well-trodden […]
Holger and Nicola Smyth’s home brings to mind a quote by American art historian Bernard Berenson “My house is a library with living rooms attached.” Every room and corner of their home, from floor to ceiling, is crammed with all manner of rare books…out-of-print, secondhand, antique gems of all genres, […]
If you’re a regular to Red Strand beach just outside Clonakilty, at one time or another you might have noticed a wildish-looking tribe racing loose-limbed towards the ocean, loudly whooping and hollering! Perhaps you thought you’d stumbled onto a ‘Vikings’ filming location or you left with the impression that the […]