I knew very little about West Cork, or my links to it, until I was an adult. My dad had mentioned our family coming from there but didn’t say much more than that. Instead, my personal relationship with West Cork started by accident, in the summer of 1988 on holiday […]
Culture
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 […]
2020 would have been the 15th anniversary of West Cork artist Geraldine O’Sullivan’s summer exhibition. This year, due to the current restrictions on public events, the two-day event has changed to private viewings during the month of August. Geraldine’s latest work will be shown in the artist’s home gallery and […]
There are all types of talented creative spirits quietly working away in the many nooks and crannies of West Cork. Where else would you find a welder-pipefitter- turned-sculptor and a retired traditional boat builder collaborating on a project to breathe new life into a traditional barrel-top wagon? Noel Molloy, or […]
