“Heir Island had no choice but to become home,” shares painter and printmaker Christine Thery with Mary O’Brien, recalling when she first set foot on the small island off West Cork. It was to be another five years after sailing to the Caribbean and US before Christine and her husband […]
Situated in the picturesque Emmet Square, the hum of activity and banter that accompanies market day in Clonakilty is a much looked-forward-to weekly feature in the town. Every Friday morning, come rain or shine, the sleepy Georgian square awakes with the sounds of traders setting up their stalls; the green […]
One of West Cork’s much-loved garden centres, Future Forests, will reopen in May after being closed to the public since Ireland entered Level 5 restrictions in December, and will soon welcome a new café ‘The Coffee Bee’ into the fold. Celebrating 35 years in business next year, Future Forests in […]