Shortly after 9am on February 15, 1921, a train heading westwards from Cork City, pulled in to Upton railway station, midway between Crossbarry and Innishannon. One of its carriages was carrying members of the dreaded Essex Regiment and IRA Brigade Commander Charlie Hurley was lying in wait with an ambush […]
A 12-year-old twin boy from Kinsale has been announced as this year’s winner of the National Disability Authority’s ‘Someone Like Me’ national art competition. Cathal Walsh, a sixth-class pupil at Summercove National School, won the prestigious competition with his ‘Piano Man’ portrait, which shows his twin brother Harry, who was born with a cleft lip and […]
Beginning in this issue, Mags Riordan of Bumblebee Farm is going to guide us all through the planning, planting and caring of a bed for cut flowers. By the time summer arrives the bed should boast an abundance of pollinator-friendly flowers ready for cutting and enjoying. The glorious weather in […]
Green Skibbereen is hosting their first public webinar on Monday, February 1st. The webinar will last for approx two hours and all details for registration can be found on their website www.greenskibbereen.ie . Green Skibbereen is developing proposals in consultation with the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSH) for the development of a […]
Bees have been a part of Mairead Love’s life since childhood. As Chairperson of the Fastnet Area Bee-Keepers Association (FABKA), she gives an insight into the value of bees and pollinators. If you are interested in learning more and becoming a beekeeper join the association’s online training course in February […]
Along with 12 other community groups based in and around Skibbereen, the Oceans Plastic Project was successful in securing funding from the Save Our Skibbereen SOS 2020 Fund. This fund was available due the success of the Save our Skibbereen campaign in overturning planning permission for RTP Company’s Plastic […]