For a few precious minutes each day Natalia Menovska breathes a little easier. Sometimes it’s for less than a minute; just a few snatched words with her father after curfew, as he hides in his bathroom where the light of his phone can’t be seen, at his home in a […]
The indomitable pilgrim Anja Bakker is off again on foot on April 2: This time on a prodigious journey that, if successful, will take her all the way from West Cork to Jerusalem, travelling anywhere between 6000-8000 km on foot over the next year, all the while carrying her harp […]
Yvon O’Flynn is busy with lambing. Mary O’Brien finds an air of anticipation and hope on the farm that comes with the arrival of spring and new life – Yvon’s seven nanny goats have already birthed eight beautiful offspring. The small farmer gifts all her kids, unless she needs a […]
You might be surprised to hear that behind the Fruit Hill Farm online shop – Ireland’s specialist for environmentally-friendly house, farm and garden supplies – is a busy and experienced team of 18 people working surrounded by lush green fields between Drimoleague and Bantry. With an excellent selection of seeds […]
Don’t be too surprised if you pass a well-dressed man in an Italian suit grasping a beautiful dried floral bouquet some day soon on a street in Clonakilty. If Hunter & Bloom, Clonakilty town’s newest stylish addition to its retail scene, has anything to do with it, this could very […]
It’s almost six years since self-taught chocolate creator extraordinaire Niamh O’Reilly first started experimenting at her home kitchen making nutritious but delicious bars free from ingredients such as grains, dairy and refined sugar. After initially “stumbling into making chocolates” Niamh, with the help of her partner in life and business […]