This month we are focusing more on new build, looking into the efficiency of house design and how this can influence our energy use. If you are thinking about building a new home from scratch, it’s not just the insulation and heating system specification that will dictate how much energy […]
Environment
Veronica Daly is the Proprietary Director of Moneytree Finance, which she runs with her husband Con. With over 20 years’ experience as a mortgage broker, Veronica runs the mortgage department of the company. With the government push to become more climate aware, and the wider push for more sustainable products […]
This month West Cork Branch committee member Nicholas Mitchell shares his “best bird experience”, a feature that will continue in this column during the months ahead. This is about a bird that I encountered, or more correctly a pair of birds, that were so special they had my wife Karen […]
The worlds of agriculture and apparel converge at a groundbreaking event taking place in Kinsale from May 10-11. Over the course of two days, ‘Fashion and Farming Festival 2025’ will bring together farmers, designers, sowers, and growers to explore the relationship between what we wear and the land that sustains […]
‘Waste Not, Want Not’ Clonakilty is all about rolling up our sleeves and making a real difference in how we handle food waste, and the community has really gotten behind it! Running from February 2024 to March 2025, this farm-to-fork initiative brought together local businesses, farmers, schools, clubs, and community […]
The river Feagle was the catalyst for the formation of Clochán Uisce as a river group; and over the passage of time, the Feagle’s journey as a river from source to sea has inspired, educated, and emboldened the group to do all it can to protect the river, advocate for […]