For just over a year local staff and teams at the Irish Wheelchair Association in West Cork have been supporting members to cope and adapt to the restrictions and health concerns brought by Covid-19. It has been a long year for people who are living with a disability. Since the […]
“When my head is full of all the things on my ‘to do’ lists and the kitchen is stacked with dirty dishes, it’s time to head to the beach. I take the new high path that looks out over Kilkerran Lake and onto Galley Head lighthouse. I see fresh leaves […]
In part one of a three-part series, Eoin Roe looks at blood sugar control, what can go wrong with this and what can be done to help correct it. Normal Blood Glucose control The normal glucose levels in blood are controlled by interactions between hormones and various organs in the […]
BEAG, Bandon Environmental Action Group, is a relatively new group to Bandon but one that has deep roots in the community. BEAG, which aims to assist in making a positive contribution to its local community on a range of issues that affect the environment, used National Tree Week last month […]
The word ‘economics’ makes many people’s eyes glaze over. It all sounds so…abstract: Aggregate demand, Keynesianism, negative deflationary spiral, fractionally higher highs, liquidity preferences But what does all that have to do with real life? Everything of course explains Moze Jacobs. It’s the language of industry leaders, investors, finance ministers, […]
There have recently been many reports of dead marine mammals turning up dead along the Irish coast. We sadly saw a young Humpback whale come ashore near Lowertown, Schull, and then most recently a young Beaked Whale washed up on Tragumna beach near Skibbereen. It is not unusual at this […]