With less developed countries around the world feeling the effects of climate change, conflict and rising food prices – Somalia is suffering from its worst drought in a century – organisations like World Vision are focused not only on providing emergency support to countries but developing sustainable solutions to challenging […]
Health & Lifestyle
Fionnuala Harkin is a qualified wine educator with the Wines and Spirits Educational Trust. Her love of wine developed over her years of running a restaurant in Clonakilty, as well as writing on food and wine for West Cork People and Food and Wine magazine. She works for Wines Direct, an […]
Amnesty International is a movement of over 10 million members working for the release of prisoners of conscience and in December the entire membership will be writing letters to and for 10 people imprisoned or under threat for their human rights activities. You can join this annual effort by going […]
A new community café with trained volunteers ready to offer a listening ear will open on Bridge Street in Bantry early in the New Year. It will be a warm, safe space, open to all over-18’s where individuals may wish to just have a cuppa, make a connection, join a trained […]
I’m enjoying a day off at home today, and one of the things I’m doing is making some bread. But I’m not making ordinary bread – I’m making a super-seedy low carb loaf that is tasty and nourishing, and best of all, easy to make! I love bread, toast, and […]
There is a reason the Finnish have been voted the happiest people in the world and it seems West Cork has cottoned on, with sauna-going now joining sea swimming in the new favourite pastime. A keen sea swimmer and sauna-goer herself, Mary O’Brien chats to sauna owner Donie Mc Auliffe […]
