Noreen Coomey (BA(Hons) PGDip MIACP) is a coach and psychotherapist practising in West Cork and Ballincollig. She also provides mental health talks and workshops to schools, clubs and workplaces.   Though we make ourselves miserable with our unhelpful thinking, we are often reluctant to notice it, examine it and take […]

Anxiety is the body and mind’s natural reaction to danger and stress. It is activated by the sympathetic nervous system and often called the fight or flight response. Anxiety is experienced physically and emotionally and affects our thoughts and behaviours. Its main job is to keep us safe and help […]

Your wedding day is one of the biggest days in your life and naturally you want to look like the most beautiful version of yourself on your special day. For me, the key to achieving wedding ready skin is preparation. If you’re a little unsure as to where to start, […]

The Clonakilty Fairtrade group is looking forward to Fairtrade fortnight, which will run this year from February 24 to March 8. ‘IChooseFairtrade – SheDeservesBetter!’ is the worldwide mantra for this Fairtrade fortnight, with a strong focus on cocoa, and especially on the particular role that women farmers play in the […]

This month we are eating our way around southeast Mexico. We flew into Cancun and travelled down the Caribbean coast of Quintana Roo towards Guatemala. It’s very beautiful, the water is crystal blue, but it comes with full-on tourism and touts so we decided to head away from the coast […]

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