Columnists - West Cork People

And they lived happily ever after….

Louise O'Dwyer February, 2020

From colours to flowers to accessories to materials, the bridal party’s ensemble should very definitely reflect the bride. While there will be some ‘traditional’ guidelines, there are now NO hard and fast rules. Let’s start with the smallest person in the wedding party; there is nothing more charming than a […]

Cork County Council has a key role to play in leading by example on the sustainability agenda

Fiona Hayes February, 2020

Many of us will have looked at the candidates in the general election, as we did in the 2019 local elections and asked ourselves, “Who will take seriously the declared climate and biodiversity emergency?” An equally good question would be, “When elected on a platform of climate and environmental policy, […]

Farming : Spring promises

Tommy Moyles February, 2020

Despite damp farming weather conditions, grazing is moving back on the agenda and fences are getting a once-over; although you could say grazing never stopped this winter. A group of younger cows was left out to take pressure off the shed and, while the plan was to house them before […]

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Caribbean Credit Union

Shane Daly February, 2020

“I am persuaded that this is a righteous judgement of God on these barbarous wretches, who have imbrued their hands with so much innocent blood; and that it will tend to prevent the effusion of blood for the future, which are satisfactory grounds for such actions which cannot otherwise but […]

Permaculture :Catch and store energy

Allison Roberts February, 2020

Continuing on into our exploration of Permaculture and what it might offer to the ‘Cool Clon’ conversation, last month we had a great meet up and brainstorm with Permaculture expert Istvan Markuly, who will continue to guide this journey over the next 11 months. Istvan highlighted the importance of the […]

‘Observe and interact’

Allison Roberts January, 2020

PERMANENT CULTURE This year is an exciting one for West Cork. There has been a tremendous amount of energy and enthusiasm pouring towards creating more sustainable, more environmentally – and people-friendly solutions to the way we live. Inspired by Clonakilty’s recent ‘Cool Community’ award, the ‘Cycling and Upcycling’ event co-hosted […]

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