March comes in with a flurry of planets making big astrological statements. We have a series of conjunctions, where planets join forces to offer a new expression to their usual individual energy. It’s a chain-link effect with several stand-alone events being brought together in unique combinations. This is a complex […]
Health & Lifestyle
It’s absolutely impossible to know what to wear at any given moment with the changeable weather we experience at this time of year. People are always curious about the ‘rules’ for dressing during transition seasons, which items to put away, and which ones to continue to wear. While there are […]
Sothys Nutritive Collection: French skincare brand Sothys Paris has introduced its new Nutritive line of skincare, created to provide a high nutritional response to chronic or occasionally dry skin. The collection comprises of three products, all designed to replenish and rebalance the skin’s ecosystem, helping dry skin to become more […]
Lorraine Dufficey has been teaching Pilates for nearly 20 years, starting in 2005 in Skibbereen and Clonakilty, at a time when few had heard of the method in West Cork. Now this journey has led her to build her own studio in Rossmore near Clonakilty, offering a warm and intimate […]
Anyone who has attempted to follow their Irish ancestry knows that it can be tough going. If records exist and you have West Cork ancestry, you have access to excellent and free online sources. In the month of St Patrick’s Day, it is worth reviewing how unlucky the Irish have […]
Steeped in the Chinese medical tradition as I am, I have become more and more in awe over the years, as to just how elegantly it treats illness and serves to restore whole-system health. Within a Chinese herbal formula will be a multi-layered medicine that is capable of addressing a […]