As the lockdown continues many people are finding more time at home and have, over the last year, started to grow their own fruit and vegetables. One of the easiest foods to grow with amazing returns for the effort involved is our most popular vegetable in Ireland, the potato. It […]
Health & Lifestyle
I dusted down my trusty propagator and set it up in the small tunnel, ran the extension lead to the nearest socket and plugged it in. I set about this annual ritual with increasing trepidation as the propagator came with us from England in 1989 and had already been in steady […]
Cork native, Colm Ó Dubhghaill, is not your typical 21-year-old. He is one of the top longboard surfers in Europe and has a number of national titles. You might catch him on the beaches of West Cork, where he often trains. This is on top of pursuing entry to a […]
Opel has dropped the ‘X’ from their new Crossland, but that’s only the name and they certainly have made up for the disappearance of the ‘X’ with some impressive designs in the new car Crisp and compact on the outside, spacious and versatile on the inside, the new Crossland is […]
Alan Foley, Principal of St. Patrick’s Boys National School (BNS) in Skibbereen, is passionate that there is a sport for everyone. His humble pursuit in achieving this, as a teacher’s coach, administrator and player in the community, is infectious. Although brought up in the city, Alan’s roots are firmly in […]
Mags Riordan of Bumblebee Farm continues to guide us all through the planning, planting and caring of a bed for cut flowers. By the time summer arrives the bed should boast an abundance of pollinator-friendly flowers ready for cutting and enjoying. This month it’s all about bed preparation. This is […]