As I’m writing this it’s the summer solstice and I’m trying to be present in the moment, practice some mindfulness and breathe…Being present and being a gardener are always in conflict because you’re always looking ahead to jobs that need to be done to ensure a crop to take you […]

Almost all happiness research states that people tend to be more happy the older they get. The curve often starts around 50 and by 60 and 70, people are remarkably happier than their peers in their 20s and 40s.  This increasing feeling of happiness and contentment as we grow older […]

For the month of July art and geography combine in two distinctly different exhibitions at Blue House Gallery, Schull. Firstly, artists from the now long established D.I.T Degree Course on Sherkin Island will be shown in an exhibition that charts the development of this singular initiative in bringing third level […]

As most people have heard, Ireland declared a climate and biodiversity emergency in May 2019. Many people rejoiced, but as Green Party leader Eamon Ryan pointed out “declaring an emergency means absolutely nothing unless there is action to back it up. That means the Government having to do things they […]

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