I am just back from a most beautiful solo retreat on Cape Clear Island, where lots of time was spent walking, swimming, writing, recording, sitting, watching rabbits and other wildlife. I had some wonderful family members and friends coming and going, and of course, Pudsy, my tiny Jack Russell beside […]
Health & Lifestyle
The eleventh West Cork Feel Good Festival is in full swing continuing until the very last day of October. Purely the idea of a festival (and there are many in West Cork) says Moze Jacobs can inspire communities and cultural organisations to come up with something special, ‘outside the box’, […]
The West Cork Women Against Violence Project (WCWAVP) has unveiled a new name and logo for the organisation – West Cork Beacon. Announced at their AGM in September, the name is designed to be punchier and more memorable, allowing them to present the organisation as a multi-support service. “Our name […]
I’m recently back from a visit with family and friends in upstate New York. I hadn’t been to the states in over four years so my heart still feels full even in the weeks since returning home to West Cork. As an end of life/death doula helping people to navigate […]
Craving the holistic lifestyle that she has since found in West Cork, Michelle Hegarty, packed in her rewarding but stressful engineering career with a technology company in the States, which involved juggling a 40 to 50 hour work week with family commitments, and moved with her American husband and two […]
If we are really serious about reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and not introducing invasive pests into our environment, then growing local without pesticides and supporting local growers has never been more important. While it isn’t an easy path, an inspiring nursery and flower farm in Kinsale has been doing […]