I was hesitant to write about the West Cork railway. There are many local experts and train enthusiasts who know so much more than me about this topic and it has appeared in journals, books and newspapers, so I don’t feel I can add anything radically new to what has been […]
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With the cost of living continually rising, this will of course also affect college students heading for their first and subsequent college term this Autumn but Clonakilty and Dunmanway Credit Union can offer a helping hand. With its low interest rate, flexible repayment options and very high approval rate, their […]
‘Come West The Road With Me’, a whistle-stop reading tour around West Cork during June, is a homecoming of sorts for writer and documentary filmmaker Cónal Creedon. The 2024/25 season marks an especially meaningful period for the writer. After receiving multiple invitations to give readings across West Cork, he chose […]
As children and young people, some of us are very attuned to our surroundings, to gut feelings and hunches, dreams, and so on. But over time, life takes over and this intuitive aspect to us can be dampened down, either by ourselves or others, and is often not encouraged in […]
Now summer is nearly here, those of us whose powers of observation haven’t been extinguished by technology will notice many more insects around. For most people, unfortunately, insects are nasty creepy-crawlies that sting, bite or buzz, and must therefore be swatted. But insects, as well as being the most numerous […]
Standing at the epicentre of where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated by the USA on August 6, 1945, is a surreal experience. Hiroshima, a modern and somewhat serene city, is less hectic and less claustrophobic than other Japanese cities, but that is to be expected given that the […]