Farming in West Cork by Cadhla Ó Conchobhair I’m writing this in the final throes of March heading into April and down to the last five cows left to calve: The cows are out day and night. With no vet calls all season, the relief of not having to clean […]
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An archaeological survey at Cape Evans, Antartica, has uncovered a ski pole belonging to explorer and Courtmacsherry native Patrick Keohane. As reported in The Explorer Newsletter, the remarkable discovery was made by archaeologist Emma St Pierre. The ski pole has Keohane’s hand-carved initials on them. Born at Barry’s Point just […]
By Naomi Fein After 12 years building a business supporting multinational, government, public, and private organisations to communicate and engage their stakeholders effectively – and over 30 years designing learning processes – I have now chosen to focus my energy locally with businesses in West Cork. I often find myself […]
by Cadhla Ó Conchobhair I recently attended an event at MTU Cork Campus on a shared vision for agriculture and food. The workshop, called ’Strengthening Rural Life: from Farm to Community’, was centred around the role of rural communities at the heart of Ireland’s agricultural future. It brought together policy makers, […]