Like everyone else no doubt, I’ve been struggling to believe, let alone accept, what is currently going on in our world. It feels so surreal or even at times as if we are in some futuristic novel. Yet it is very real and it is happening now. So, whether we […]
Health & Lifestyle
In this time of Coivid-19, take a moment and think about how many times you’ve washed and sanitised your hands today. Both entirely necessary I might add, but repetitive hand washing can damage the integrity of the skin, causing hands to become dry, sore and irritated, and if the skin […]
Exploding Tree, based in Clonakilty, is known for its alternative, and delicious, approach to chocolate. The only entirely Fairtrade Bean-to-Bar Chocolate maker in Ireland, Exploding Tree finds inspiration working directly with the cocoa bean to make chocolates for those looking for something different. This Easter, Allison Roberts, founder of Exploding Tree, (formerly Clonakilty Chocolate), is shining […]
Dr. Rosari Kingston PhD, M.Sc (Herbal medicine) is a medical herbalist practising in Dr. O’Reilly’s integrative clinical practice in Clonakilty, Co. Cork as well as Church Cross, Skibbereen. She considers the integration of herbal medicine with biomedicine to be the future of health care, if the great traditional medical systems, […]
The newly established Forest Bathing West Cork, Cork co-op had earmarked March 21 for its launch event with inspirational guest speakers lined up including Bill Liao, Co-Founder of WeForest.org; Shirley Gleeson, Co- Founder of the Forest Therapy Institute in Ireland, and marine biologist/outdoor enthusiast Dr. Susan Steele. However the group […]
Photo: Liz Moynihan Director Kinsale College who chaired the staff meeting from her kitchen table. Supporting remote learning by students was the main topic of Kinsale College’s first-ever Virtual Staff Meeting, which took place over the Internet on Thursday, March 19. Kinsale College won the West Cork Business Award for […]