I always dread the first flowers of Crocosmia (sometimes known as Montbretia), not because I don’t like the flowers – I do – but for me they herald the gradual winding down of summer. The weather in July has been unpredictable with some wonderful hot sunny days mixed with torrential rain […]
Visa has announced it would extend its commitment to the 90 plus Team Visa athletes, including Irish Olympic medallists Paul and Gary O’Donovan, through 2021. In support of the decision by the IOC and Japan’s Prime Minister Abe to postpone the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 to 2021, Visa pledged to […]
Cork South West Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan has received confirmation from Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, that his department will provide assistance to Cork County Council for the repairs to the road network following last week’s damaging floods. After initial devastation on Thursday morning, Rosscarbery, Dunmanway, Rathbarry, […]
Former Castlehaven and Cork senior football star Colin Crowley is loving life in New Jersey. The talented GAA star is the owner of Benessere Wellness Center and Spa. Covid-19 has posed a huge challenge this year from a business and health perspective, but the sports star is optimistic for the future. […]
Many festivals in West Cork, and indeed throughout Ireland, have been cancelled and, where feasible, an online offering has been made as a substitute for the real experience. An international storytelling festival has been held annually on Cape Clear during the first weekend of September since 1994. This boutique festival […]
In this series of articles (‘Do we understand our child?’) Diana Radeva, child and adolescent psychotherapist sets out to consider the emotional life of children from birth onwards; and how relationships between children and parents evolve over time. It is a view of human growth, which recognises the importance of […]