Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan, and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, jointly marked the official commencement of works on Kinsale’s new state of the art library facility. The event, which took place in Kinsale on Sunday, July 25, marks the commencement of […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin officially opened the single largest solar farm in the Republic on July 26. Developed in a joint venture by Eli Lilly and Enerpower, the 16-acre facility will help power a significant proportion of the Lilly plant at its Dunderrow, Kinsale site with sustainable energy. The ground-mounted Solar […]
Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan has officially opened the new Argideen Valley Trail walkway. Works were recently completed on the installation of way-markers, map boards and interpretive signs along the new walking route that runs from Ballinascarthy to Timoleague and on to Courtmacsherry. The walk is […]
A solar farm in Shannonvale that will provide enough electricity to take Clonakilty off the national electricity grid is a step closer to becoming a reality. Cork South West Deputy and vice-Chair of the Climate Action committee, Christopher O’Sullivan, recently facilitated a meeting between the Clonakilty Chamber of Commerce and Cork […]
Courtmacsherry resident Jim O’Donnell, 48, is currently training for the challenge of climbing the seven highest mountains in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland in aid of West Cork’s Volunteer Emergency Services, including the RNLI and West Cork Rapid Response over a seven day period in August. Originally from the UK, […]
