Retired Gaelic footballer Orla Finn, born and raised in Kinsale, radiates as a new mum when Niamh Coughlan meets her in April. Orla’s journey into the world of Gaelic football began at the age of 10, around the time when Kinsale established a women’s team. However, her initial exposure to […]
Health & Lifestyle
News of an upcoming event this summer caused a stir in running circles this month. For the first time ever Skibbereen is hosting ‘RunSkibb’, a 10k and half marathon event on Sunday July 14. Both routes promise to be scenic, fast and will have you coming back to chase that […]
“One swallow does not a summer make, nor one fine day”. I spotted two swallows one morning this week, one swooping low near the bridge in Skibbereen and the other on the road to Union Hall. Both filled me with mixed emotions, first a deeply instinctual, primal, sense of joy […]
Standardised tests (Sigma-T, Micra-T and Drumcondra) have become quite a cause of confusion for parents, disruption for teachers and anxiety for pupils in Irish primary schools since they became mandatory in 2006. Such tests are compulsory, externally prepared, not directly based on school curricular areas and administered in a format […]
As a family historian and genetic genealogist, I work both in the public and private domain. For some of my advanced projects I produce detailed reports or research papers which are shared privately amongst those who have collaborated and contributed their DNA to the study. I tend to update these […]
John Coughlan reviews Maradona’s autobiography, El Diego. Fred Astaire was the best dancer in the world, someone once said, but Ginger Rogers could do everything he did but backwards and in high heels. As they near the end of their careers, it’s clear now, Messi was better than Cristiano […]