Once upon a time the words sustainability and slow fashion were not in use at all. It was just how clothes were made. Sonia Caldwell reflects on what we lost even though this time was not so long ago and how we can reclaim some of these skills. As someone […]
Environment
On January 1, 1973, Ireland finally joined the European Economic Community following a decade of back and forth negotiations. At that time, our economy was almost entirely reliant on Britain, as was our application to join the European Community. Twice Britain’s application to join was rejected and ours along with […]
Back in the 1980s, I spent plenty of time in and out of police cars, military boats and detention centres, as a result of various demonstrations and protests with Greenpeace and the Rainbow Warrior. In a way, we were asking for it with the provocative activism that was the Greenpeace […]
Gathering and walking is a lovely way to enjoy the mid winter bringing us up close and personal with native trees and shrubs. Sonia Caldwell of Kilcoe Studios shares some ideas on how you can use some of these as indoor decorations to expand beyond the much loved holly and […]
Christmas is a notoriously excessive time of year, and for me it is synonymous with over-spending, over-eating, and wrapping paper covering the entire living room floor on Christmas morning. Celebrating this special time of year shouldn’t cost the Earth however, so I’d like to share some ideas on ways to […]
This month Bird Watch West Cork writes about how you can get involved in two important bird surveys that are run by BirdWatch Ireland. The Irish Wetland Bird Survey (I-WeBS) is introduced by Damaris Lysaght, I-WeBS West Cork co-ordinator and Nicholas Mitchell reminds us about the annual Irish Garden Bird […]