Friday April 22 Is this year’s Earth Day. The theme this year is #InvestInOurPlanet. earthday.org/earth-day-2022/ lists activities taking place across the globe, most of which seem to be happening in North America. At time of writing this, only one is listed on the Island of Ireland, where the charity Action […]
Environment
Green Skibbereen celebrated the launch of a new group of volunteers and supporters ‘The Friends of Myross Wood’ on Sunday, March 13. Over 25 volunteers spent the day learning about the group’s detailed development plans for Myross Wood, in Leap; undertaking guided walks and most importantly planting some 1500 native […]
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’ […]
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 […]