Spring has finally sprung, and with it goes the urge to get the house in order. Starting a big Spring clean can feel like a big task, so I tend to focus on doing only one room, or one shelving unit at a time. ‘Slow and steady wins the race’ […]
Environment
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 […]
Sisters Hannah and Rachel Dare, owners of Organico health food shop in Bantry, are out to disprove the perception that sustainable, organic food has to be an expensive luxury. They’ve sourced from over 40 brands to launch a new shopping category in their shop and online shop, Organico BASICS, which […]
Walking with friends recently the subject Global Warming came up in conversation and one person commented that though he realised that countries like the Maldives were seriously threatened by sea level rise, he didn’t think that Global Warming affected us in Ireland at all. In reality the EPA reports that […]
by Dave Rees For many people, the Swallow is the bird that represents the first sign of spring. But for Dave Rees, the bird he always looks out for is the Sandwich Tern. Once I see my first Sandwich Tern of the year, I know that the warmer days of […]
It’s no secret that coming home from a weekly shop can give you a headache just from the sheer amount of plastic packaging that might accumulate. We are told time and time again to ‘reduce, reuse, and recycle’ but the hard reality of wanting to do good for the planet […]