There is an old Russian communist joke that goes something like this: a local communist meeting is taking place in a village outside Moscow and the party leaders are attending, to indoctrinate the local peasants. The leader asks the assembled crowd, ‘If you had ten cows what would you do?’ […]
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Three refugees from Ukraine have thanked the couple who welcomed them into their Bandon home, making their remarks days ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the conflict. Andrew and Caroline Coleman hosted Victoria and her son Vlad in their home from May until November last year. When […]
Garden designer Anne Hamilton, who shares her time between West Cork and London is aiming for a medal – “the shinier the better” says the designer – at the Olympics for garden designers, the 2023 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Anne has partnered with Taina Suonio, to create the garden, titled […]
Acclaimed singer-songwriters Victoria Keating and Aine O’Gorman have just released a song, on February 1, in honour of Brigid, the female patron saint of Ireland. The West Cork artists said they are thrilled to be releasing it on the first year that Brigid will be officially acknowledged with a national […]
It’s been a number of years since I’ve visited this place. Most say they wouldn’t wish to be in a care home, fearing even the prospect of it, but this one has always seemed quiet, relatively intimate, spotless as far as facilities go – and I’ve been inside many. I’m […]
A few years ago, an inquisitive student asked me, if I could learn any language what would it be? Having an interest in history, I said Latin, in order to unlock the knowledge of the past. In turn, I asked her the same question and she said she would learn computer […]