Union Hall RNLI assisted two people late last month after their 34ft yacht got into mechanical difficulty off Toe Head. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their inshore lifeboat ‘Margaret Bench of Solihull’, by the Irish Coast Guard. The lifeboat helmed by Michael Limrick with Liam Limrick and Craig […]
The Clonakilty Area Sports Club community employment scheme (CASG) has been working in the community in some shape or form for the last 30 years and the experience over the last 15 months has perhaps been a reminder of just how important that work is. Community employment (CE) provides an […]
West Cork is known as a hub of cultural activity: Now an outdoor exhibition of life-size portraits organised by a volunteer group, ‘Bantry Creates’ features local artists, some well-known, others unsung, working in different disciplines and living in the greater Bantry area. Using photography and text, these remarkable billboards show […]
The team at Clonakilty Community Garden has expressed its gratitude to Mike Deasy and his team of Tidy Towns’ volunteers for their fantastic support and hard work recently in helping prepare the garden for a visit from RTE’s ‘The Today Show. On this occasion, a simple request for bark mulch […]
By Moze Jacobs Andrea Carter is a solicitor and barrister… As real as they come! Or rather, she used to be in the business of law. And in some sense, she still is, albeit with more than a tinge of fantasy. Ms. Carter has become a successful crime writer. She […]
Working Artist Studios (WAS) in Ballydehob is inviting applications from West Cork or County Cork based artists for its Summer Artist Residency 2021. The month-long residency will provide an artist with a studio space and time to develop a project, explore their ideas, and experiment with their techniques and art […]