On National Cancer Survivors Day, Sunday, June 5, a life-sized statue was revealed by a West Cork community to honour the late Professor Gerry O’Sullivan, a pioneer in the field of cancer research, and founder of Cork Cancer Research Centre and the national charity Breakthrough Cancer Research. The statue was […]
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Time to tidy up the garden? Perhaps pluck some of the weeds? Must mow the lawn. These are some of the thoughts we entertain this time of the year as we approach summer. Lawns are the main feature of most Irish gardens and there’s a great deal of effort involved […]
Outstanding contributions made by individuals and community and voluntary groups across Cork County was showcased at the Ninth Annual Mayor’s Community Awards. Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan presented a total of twelve awards on the night, including a special posthumous presentation, with Noreen Minihan from Clonakilty […]
If you haven’t yet read The Beekeeper of Aleppo, then please do. It is a beautifully written and deeply moving novel that chronicles the journey of a refugee couple from Syria as they attempt to find safety and asylum in the UK. It’s raw and bravely, yet movingly, illustrates the […]
After a well-deserved winter break, the family at Dunmore House is preparing to open the doors to guests for this season. Owner Carol Barrett, her son Peter, the General Manager at Dunmore, along with her husband Richard and the extended team have used the break to recharge their batteries, see […]
Mariupol, Kherson, Kharkiv. The names of those cities roll off our tongue. A month ago, we had never heard of them. Now they are being spoken of in the same breath as other civilian cities that were destroyed indiscriminately by bombardment; London in the Blitz, Guernica in the Spanish Civil […]