Travelling in India is always an adventure. So much traffic – buses, trucks, cars, tuk tuks and scooters all rushing everywhere like a crazy dance. It takes awhile to acclimatise and realise that as long as we take a calculated risk when crossing the road we won’t be run over. […]
Food & Drinks
Pat and Ann Marie Kiely are bringing their celebrated culinary expertise back to Bantry with the opening of Wild Garlic at Fadó on February 12. The award-winning husband-and-wife team, known for their fine dining restaurant, O’Connor’s in Bantry (until 2019) – a recommended listing in the reputed Michelin Guide for […]
Christmas is coming and our Brussel sprouts are shaping up nicely. They are doing very well in the brassica cage, which has successfully kept the butterflies out this year. Keeping the butterflies at bay meant there wasn’t a caterpillar party chomping through the plants, which gave them a much better […]
A new initiative championing children’s right to access healthy and nutritious meals is being launched across West Cork, starting in Clonakilty. Spearheaded by chef and parent Gillian Hegarty, along with registered dietitian and parent Melissa Byrne, the project aims to ignite a community-wide conversation about the pivotal role food plays […]


