DeBarra’s Folk Club Clonakilty are back in business at last this month, hosting world-class live performances to audiences in their intimate outdoor setting, the beer garden and brand new yard garden. Over the coming weeks, DeBarra’s will welcome some of the country’s finest musicians, writers, and comedians to perform […]
I bet at some time during your life you’ve emulated another person – whether it’s a style of dress, mannerism, tone of voice or enunciation! That’s imitation and is the ‘best form of flattery’ according to the saying. However, when your dog copies your actions, that’s different. He’s not flattering you […]
She reverses in slowly, raising the windows, closing off the welcome air supply. A glorious day. She gathers handbag, mask, phone. Positions walking aid within reach, about to push open the car door. A car skids to a halt and begins reversing into the hatched area between the two accessible […]
West Cork Creates Exhibition 2021 will hold its 10th summer arts exhibition entitled ‘Home Ground’ from August 7 to 28 in Skibbereen. The exhibition forms part of this year’s national August Craft Month and Cork Craft Month. This year’s WCC exhibition will be showing the work of 48 fine artists, […]
Cork Craft & Design, Ireland’s largest social enterprise for craftspeople, has launched its 2021 programme for Cork Craft Month this August. Showcasing the best of contemporary Irish craft, a stellar line-up of over 70 exceptional workshops, masterclasses, artist talks, trails and demonstrations is taking place throughout the month. Featuring both […]
Patsy Atkinson gives an insight into some of the art exhibitions on Sherkin this August. There’s a picture in my mind’s eye: cerulean blue skies meet turquoise seas. A daub of sap green and a splash of burnt orange add a vibrant note while tiny droplets of white spray on […]