“God in his wisdom made the fly, but then forgot to tell us why.” So wrote American poet Ogden Nash, and few people, enraged by a buzzing bluebottle, would not agree. But like everything in the animal kingdom, flies have their reasons and their charms. Many flies annoy us, some […]
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After a scorching summer, Clonakilty Film Club invites us to cosy autumn nights indoors with a carefully chosen selection from the best that world cinema offers. The club opens its autumn season on Tuesday September 22 with ‘Primavera’, an astounding feature debut by acclaimed opera director Damiano Michieletto. ‘Primavera’ is […]
Bantry was at the heart of Irish coastal rowing last month, as more than 730 crews representing 35 clubs from across the country gathered for the 2026 All-Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships. Across three days of racing, crews from Under-12 level through to senior, veteran, masters and traditional boat categories competed […]
As the days shorten and autumn gives way to winter, many people notice changes in their mood, energy, sleep and motivation. For some, these changes can become significant, developing into Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a recurring pattern of depression that often begins in autumn or winter and subsides in spring. […]
John Horton, warden of the Cape Clear Bird Observatory, describes how he spent much of the winter months of 2025/26 volunteering his expertise in the Karoo region of South Africa. The culmination of two years’ work, in 2018, I successfully led an ambitious project to establish the first newly-accredited bird […]