In traditional Chinese medicine worry, anxiety, insomnia, excessive dreaming, and poor memory are all connected with your emotions, stress and digestive health. Insomnia refers to a number of different problems including the inability to fall asleep easily, waking during the night, sleeping restlessly, waking-up early in the morning and dream-disturbed […]
As well as the conservation of wild birds, the West Cork Branch of BirdWatch Ireland promotes biodiversity, which encompasses a wide range of interests. Committee member Damaris Lysaght shares her passion for butterflies. Who can resist that miracle of colour, fragility and beauty that is the butterfly? Collectively called a […]
Since the 1980s, due to landscape changes, half of our wild bee species has undergone huge decline. One third of our ninety-eight wild bee species are now threatened with extinction in Ireland. Bees (and other pollinators, such as wasps) are declining because we have drastically reduced the areas where they […]
Seven kilometres from Clonakilty, in the townland of Knockawaddra in Ballingurteen, neighbours and business women, Lesley Cox and Emma Fitzpatrick, have launched a campaign to speed up the rolling out of fibre broadband, which stops 1km away from them. Locals are looking for a reliable broadband connection, in an area, […]
There are many different social welfare payments available to people living in Ireland and all have different eligibility criteria. Some, such as Child Benefit, are available to the majority of people with children, while others are benefits based on your PRSI contributions and others are means tested. To people unfamiliar […]